M4.4 earthquake 8 km E of Pangyan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 8 km E of Pangyan, Philippines on Mon, Oct 28, 2002, 4:55 AM GMT+8 (20:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 22 km SE of Caburan, 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
- 2002-10-27 20:55:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.688° N, 125.354° 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
- 7
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.428 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8725 days ago · 134 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.560 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8718 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.528 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.922 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8714 days ago · 178 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.659 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8706 days ago · 149 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.428 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8704 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.627 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8695 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.860 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8682 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 3.943 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8739 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.0Mindanao, Philippines · 8749 days ago · 83 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.949 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 8752 days ago · 131 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.428 km SSW of Maan, Philippines · 8758 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.41 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8764 days ago · 223 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfg5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.