M5.1 earthquake 49 km E of Baculin, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 49 km E of Baculin, Philippines on Sun, Mar 9, 2003, 7:14 AM GMT+8 (23:14 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-08 23:14:28 UTC
- Depth
- 37.1 km (23.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.410° N, 127.029° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 130°, dip 43°, rake -65°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 277°, dip 51°, rake -112°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 103
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.349 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 8606 days ago · 52 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 8605 days ago · 67 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.111 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.571 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8564 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.558 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8556 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.830 km SE of Manay, Philippines · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bs7n (also filed as gcmtb030803b, gcmt20030308231428, iscgem6610824). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.