M4.4 earthquake 18 km ENE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 18 km ENE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Apr 28, 2004, 6:49 PM GMT+8 (10:49 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 51 km ESE of Mangili, 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
- 2004-04-28 10:49:24 UTC
- Depth
- 145.0 km (90.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.477° N, 125.613° 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 usp000ctnm. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 175°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.589 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8162 days ago · 165 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.67 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines · 8158 days ago · 162 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.851 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8158 days ago · 170 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.836 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 8142 days ago · 165 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ctnm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC.