M4.4 earthquake 11 km W of Balangonan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 11 km W of Balangonan, Philippines on Sat, Jan 31, 2004, 5:26 PM GMT+8 (09:26 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 10 km ESE of Culaman, 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
- 2004-01-31 09:26:39 UTC
- Depth
- 145.0 km (90.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.568° N, 125.249° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.059 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8274 days ago · 153 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.210 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines · 8271 days ago · 206 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.643 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8227 days ago · 212 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ck33. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.