M4.7 earthquake 205 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 205 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Dec 5, 2002, 11:52 PM GMT+8 (15:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-05 15:52:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.913° N, 126.577° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7245 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8681 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.4246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8656 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.7240 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8652 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.6216 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8652 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.0141 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8641 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 4.6238 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8700 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.2203 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.7199 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8719 days ago · 64 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5140 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8724 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk5b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:03 AM UTC.