M4.4 earthquake 3 km NNW of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Pilar, Philippines on Mon, Feb 19, 2024, 6:54 AM GMT+8 (22:54 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 17 km ESE of Union, 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
- 2024-02-18 22:54:41 UTC
- Depth
- 56.4 km (35.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.895° N, 126.080° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.93 km ESE of Tandag, Philippines · 954 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
- 4.94 km NNE of La Paz, Philippines · 950 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.411 km W of Jabonga, Philippines · 939 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.56 km WSW of Buenavista, Philippines · 933 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.514 km NE of Carrascal, Philippines · 930 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.45 km ENE of Cagdianao, Philippines · 920 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.58 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines · 900 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.017 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 899 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
Before
- 4.512 km W of Panikian, Philippines · 958 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.57 km NW of Gamut, Philippines · 961 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.89 km ESE of Mabahin, Philippines · 962 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
- 4.714 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 963 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
- 5.364 km E of Union, Philippines · 964 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
- 4.32 km SSW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 965 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.448 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 968 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.729 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 968 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.317 km NNW of San Miguel, Philippines · 978 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.66 km WNW of Buenavista, Philippines · 985 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m0v8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.