M4.5 earthquake 144 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 144 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Sep 30, 2002, 8:50 PM GMT+8 (12:50 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 99 km SSW 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-30 12:50:08 UTC
- Depth
- 174.8 km (108.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.123° N, 125.740° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.899 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.5140 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8724 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7199 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8719 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2203 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdgu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.