M4.7 earthquake 225 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 225 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Jan 11, 2002, 3:48 PM GMT+8 (07:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 224 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-11 07:48:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.631° N, 126.474° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5245 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9028 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.7224 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 9002 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7223 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9002 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.3219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 9001 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6195 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8985 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.2206 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8985 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.3224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw7q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.