M4.4 earthquake 40 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 40 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Fri, Jan 10, 2003, 4:48 AM GMT+8 (20:48 UTC), 191 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 49 km E of Baculin, 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
- 2003-01-09 20:48:12 UTC
- Depth
- 190.9 km (118.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.763° N, 126.689° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.624 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8658 days ago · 200 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.267 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.914 km NE of Nangan, Philippines · 8634 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.934 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8629 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.161 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 8629 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.149 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 8606 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.349 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 8606 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 8605 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnar. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.