M4.5 earthquake 28 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 28 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Sun, Apr 13, 2003, 12:29 AM GMT+8 (16:29 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-12 16:29:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.851° N, 126.572° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.734 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.16 km N of Unidad, Philippines · 8567 days ago · 200 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Cantilan, Philippines · 8565 days ago · 157 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.33 km WNW of Bacolod, Philippines · 8559 days ago · 92 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.520 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 8558 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv1b. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.