Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 112 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 112 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, May 6, 2002, 3:45 PM GMT+8 (07:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 183 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, May 6, 2002, 3:45 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-05-06 07:45:36 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 4.610° N, 126.099° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 16

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.659 km SE of Sarangani, PhilippinesSat, Apr 20, 4:43 PM GMT+8 · 8928 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3uk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.