M4.6 earthquake 218 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 218 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Aug 20, 2002, 12:36 AM GMT+8 (16:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 227 km SE 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
- 2002-08-19 16:36:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.725° N, 126.500° 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 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2245 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.8236 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8771 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5144 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8765 days ago · 175 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7239 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8757 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.3227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8749 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away
Before
- 4.7219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8827 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5157 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8831 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5209 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8831 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.4221 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 8834 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba7f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.