M4.4 earthquake 20 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Jun 27, 2002, 1:18 AM GMT+8 (17:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 57 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-26 17:18:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.232° N, 125.396° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.578 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8841 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.657 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 8814 days ago · 191 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6z1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.