M4.4 earthquake 138 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 138 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Aug 16, 2002, 9:16 PM GMT+8 (13:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 203 km SE of Pondaguitan, 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
- 2002-08-16 13:16:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.312° N, 126.859° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8203 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8810 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.7105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8789 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.796 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8789 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4108 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.458 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8787 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.1181 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8752 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba0t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.