M4.4 earthquake 19 km SSE of Malim, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Malim, Philippines on Tue, Dec 31, 2002, 4:52 AM GMT+8 (20:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Moro Gulf, Mindanao, 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
- 2002-12-30 20:52:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.290° N, 123.497° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines · 8634 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.23 km E of Dadus, Philippines · 8628 days ago · 465 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.25 km NNE of Pitogo, Philippines · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.325 km E of Malim, Philippines · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.913 km SSE of Panubigan, Philippines · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.30 km NNW of Tabina, Philippines · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmrk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.