M4.4 earthquake 126 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 126 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, May 29, 2004, 10:56 PM GMT+8 (14:56 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 131 km SE of Pondaguitan, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-29 14:56:13 UTC
- Depth
- 97.8 km (60.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.716° N, 127.119° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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 usp000cwhs. 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7209 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8152 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.1131 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8145 days ago · 116 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.3162 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8131 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.5134 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8130 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.5149 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8130 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwhs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.