M4.4 earthquake 28 km SSW of Maan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Maan, Philippines on Tue, Oct 8, 2002, 3:27 PM GMT+8 (07:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 99 km SSW of Tambilil, 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
- 2002-10-08 07:27:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.699° N, 124.633° 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
- 9
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.338 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8740 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.48 km E of Pangyan, Philippines · 8738 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.226 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.899 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8705 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.428 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be1h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.