M4.4 earthquake 29 km SE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Mon, May 20, 2002, 1:18 AM GMT+8 (17:18 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 24 km E of Lapuan, 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
- 2002-05-19 17:18:16 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.672° N, 126.509° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.391 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8881 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.224 km E of Lapuan, Philippines · 8879 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.562 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8878 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.749 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8868 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.983 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8866 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.460 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8860 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.737 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8849 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.666 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8842 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4m9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.