M4.6 earthquake 27 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 27 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Dec 10, 2002, 9:08 PM GMT+8 (13:08 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 60 km E 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-10 13:08:06 UTC
- Depth
- 102.5 km (63.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.442° N, 125.711° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.860 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.479 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.738 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8654 days ago · 196 km deep · 38 km away
Before
- 4.4Mindanao, Philippines · 8697 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 8706 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.659 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8708 days ago · 149 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.659 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8713 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.922 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8716 days ago · 178 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.528 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8717 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.560 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8720 days ago · 108 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkev. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.