M4.4 earthquake 67 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 67 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Sun, Dec 30, 2001, 1:26 AM GMT+8 (17:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 0 km WNW of Magdug, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-29 17:26:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.620° N, 126.896° 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
- 18
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
- 4.70 km WNW of Magdug, Philippines · 9041 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.016 km SE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 9034 days ago · 150 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.4109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9030 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.552 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9018 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9010 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avg9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.