M4.5 earthquake 243 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 243 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Jul 12, 2002, 3:42 AM GMT+8 (19:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-11 19:42:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.623° N, 126.755° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5209 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8831 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.5157 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8831 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.7219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8827 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.6218 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8807 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.2245 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7y3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.