M4.5 earthquake 78 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Jul 17, 2002, 2:46 AM GMT+8 (18:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 34 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-16 18:46:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.241° N, 126.153° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4166 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8836 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.4138 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8810 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.634 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8792 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.4108 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.458 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8786 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.634 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8785 days ago · 200 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 4.3119 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8844 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.420 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 8861 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.34 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8866 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.578 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8867 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b87x. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.