M4.6 earthquake 238 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 238 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Dec 5, 2002, 2:02 AM GMT+8 (18:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. 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
- 2002-12-04 18:02:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.613° N, 126.663° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7205 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8700 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.7245 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8682 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8657 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.2161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8656 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7240 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8652 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.6216 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8652 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.3209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8646 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.8204 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8645 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk3w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.