M4.5 earthquake 157 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 157 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jul 27, 2002, 2:16 AM GMT+8 (18:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 218 km SSE 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-26 18:16:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.213° N, 126.246° 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
- 27
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6218 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8811 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.2245 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8791 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 4.5209 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8835 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.3119 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8848 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5243 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8849 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.8181 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8858 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8uc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.