M4.4 earthquake 246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 246 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jan 18, 2003, 12:03 AM GMT+8 (16:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. 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
- 2003-01-17 16:03:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.519° N, 126.652° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2161 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8656 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7240 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8652 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.6216 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8652 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.3209 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8646 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.8204 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8645 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6242 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8625 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.7190 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8623 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.6193 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8609 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.6190 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8606 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.3Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 8606 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnqa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.