M4.4 earthquake 27 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines on Wed, Sep 18, 2002, 3:17 PM GMT+8 (07:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 49 km ENE of Pilar, 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
- 2002-09-18 07:17:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.244° N, 126.152° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.555 km E of Union, Philippines · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.749 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8757 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.741 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8756 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.634 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8749 days ago · 62 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.655 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8740 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bck0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:07 AM UTC.