Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 165 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 165 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, May 9, 2002, 3:09 AM GMT+8 (19:09 UTC), 141 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 209 km S of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, May 9, 2002, 3:09 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2002-05-08 19:09:49 UTC
Depth: 140.7 km (87.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 3.921° N, 125.672° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Stations used: 25

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.2112 km SE of Sarangani, PhilippinesMon, May 6, 3:45 PM GMT+8 · 8912 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3zb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.