M4.6 earthquake 57 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 57 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Aug 13, 2002, 2:25 PM GMT+8 (06:25 UTC), 191 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 93 km SW 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-13 06:25:44 UTC
- Depth
- 190.9 km (118.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.905° N, 125.309° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.634 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8786 days ago · 200 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.893 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 8779 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.5144 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8766 days ago · 175 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.41 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8763 days ago · 223 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9td. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC.