Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 17 km W of Taguisa, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 17 km W of Taguisa, Philippines on Tue, May 27, 2003, 7:44 AM GMT+8 (23:44 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 14 km W of Taguisa, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-26 23:44:18 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
6.709° N, 123.876° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000by84. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.540 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 621 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.827 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 600 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.444 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 583 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.525 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 583 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.717 km NNW of Gadung, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 600 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.314 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 8508 days ago · 47 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.62 km NNE of Datu Piang, Philippines · 8489 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 5.27 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 576 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.915 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 584 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 6.934 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 566 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.424 km WNW of Litayan, Philippines · 8556 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000by84. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.