M4.4 earthquake 166 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 166 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Jul 22, 2002, 2:41 PM GMT+8 (06:41 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-22 06:41:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.999° N, 126.907° 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
- 8
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4138 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8811 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.8203 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8809 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.796 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.4108 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8787 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 4.6123 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.578 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8842 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.0243 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8844 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8181 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8856 days ago · 100 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8ja. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.