M4.4 earthquake 26 km NW of Dinagat, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Dinagat, Philippines on Thu, Aug 23, 2001, 12:47 PM GMT+8 (04:47 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 7 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-23 04:47:47 UTC
- Depth
- 150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.127° N, 125.419° 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
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.719 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.621 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9164 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.07 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9155 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.86 km WNW of Hinundayan, Philippines · 9153 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.413 km WSW of Sulangan, Philippines · 9127 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amwx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC.