M4.3 earthquake 119 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 119 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jul 13, 2002, 11:12 PM GMT+8 (15:12 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-13 15:12:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.407° N, 125.888° 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
- 6
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.578 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8842 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.5209 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8832 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5157 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8832 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.657 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 8814 days ago · 191 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.634 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8786 days ago · 200 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b81h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.