Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 3 km NW of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Caburan, Philippines on Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 4:46 PM GMT+8 (08:46 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 43 km SW of Burias, 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
2024-08-21 08:46:31 UTC
Depth
91.9 km (57.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.943° N, 125.620° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 10.5 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.619 km E of Lapuan, Philippines · 767 days ago · 142 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.843 km SW of Burias, Philippines · 765 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.628 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 763 days ago · 135 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.717 km S of Malbang, Philippines · 756 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.664 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 754 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.439 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 752 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.543 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 730 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.762 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 729 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.418 km SW of San Remigio, Philippines · 727 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.521 km W of Sigaboy, Philippines · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.355 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 722 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.625 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 715 days ago · 147 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.220 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 783 days ago · 156 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.459 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 792 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.611 km SW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 794 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ndjb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.