M4.6 earthquake 34 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Sep 10, 2002, 3:26 PM GMT+8 (07:26 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 49 km ESE of Kalbay, 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
- 2002-09-10 07:26:55 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.260° N, 125.736° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.41 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8763 days ago · 223 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.949 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8751 days ago · 131 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.0Mindanao, Philippines · 8749 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.943 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8739 days ago · 88 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.48 km E of Pangyan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.899 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 8737 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbwa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.