M4.4 earthquake 180 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 180 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Tue, Aug 27, 2002, 5:22 PM GMT+8 (09:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 105 km ESE 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-27 09:22:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.735° N, 127.686° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7105 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.796 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8787 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.1181 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8751 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4210 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8740 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bar4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC.