M4.2 earthquake 14 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Fri, Mar 14, 2003, 9:39 PM GMT+8 (13:39 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 34 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-14 13:39:12 UTC
- Depth
- 65.8 km (40.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.835° N, 126.434° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Mindanao, Philippines · 8573 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.528 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.734 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.16 km N of Unidad, Philippines · 8567 days ago · 200 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Cantilan, Philippines · 8565 days ago · 157 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.33 km WNW of Bacolod, Philippines · 8559 days ago · 92 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.520 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 8558 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsmt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.