M4.4 earthquake 12 km N of Dinagat, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 12 km N of Dinagat, Philippines on Fri, Aug 16, 2024, 10:31 AM GMT+8 (02:31 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 33 km ENE of Pilar, 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
- 2024-08-16 02:31:01 UTC
- Depth
- 105.3 km (65.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.066° N, 125.593° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.7 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 59
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.424 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 770 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.424 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 769 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.736 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 726 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.341 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.933 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 725 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
- 4.516 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nqpl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.