M4.8 earthquake 181 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 181 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Jul 3, 2002, 4:38 AM GMT+8 (20:38 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-02 20:38:07 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.690° N, 126.933° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0243 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8844 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.4166 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8836 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.5209 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8831 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.5157 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8831 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.4138 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8810 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8203 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8808 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7cc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.