Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 20 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Mon, Jan 19, 2004, 2:27 AM GMT+8 (18:27 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 85 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-01-18 18:27:04 UTC
Depth
104.3 km (64.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.902° N, 126.570° E
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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.913 km NE of Taytayan, Philippines · 8284 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 5.585 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8280 days ago · 210 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.222 km ENE of Malita, Philippines · 8265 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.681 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8257 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.852 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8255 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 5.047 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8245 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.5100 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8304 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.4108 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8304 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.878 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 8314 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.938 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8317 days ago · 150 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cj6w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.