M4.3 earthquake 3 km WNW of Bacolod, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Bacolod, Philippines on Sat, Apr 26, 2003, 8:18 AM GMT+8 (00:18 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km NNE of Adlay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-26 00:18:44 UTC
- Depth
- 92.2 km (57.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.938° N, 126.260° 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
- 117°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.520 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 8558 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.57 km SE of Union, Philippines · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.712 km NNE of Adlay, Philippines · 8509 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.75 km NNE of Bangonay, Philippines · 8504 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 4.60 km SSE of Cantilan, Philippines · 8565 days ago · 157 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.16 km N of Unidad, Philippines · 8567 days ago · 200 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.734 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.528 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.2Mindanao, Philippines · 8573 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvz3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.