M4.4 earthquake 109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Jan 10, 2002, 6:28 PM GMT+8 (10:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km SE of Lukatan, 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
- 2002-01-10 10:28:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.816° N, 126.999° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.552 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9017 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.615 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9009 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.393 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8991 days ago · 150 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.978 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8977 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.787 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8975 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.863 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.449 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw5x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.