Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 11 km E of Baganga, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 11 km E of Baganga, Philippines on Sat, Apr 12, 2003, 7:52 AM GMT+8 (23:52 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mwc), moderate
Local time
UTC
2003-04-11 23:52:38 UTC
Depth
90.4 km (56.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.582° N, 126.665° E
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
Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1
Strike 179°, dip 45°, rake 51°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 47°, dip 56°, rake 122°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000buzd (also filed as gcmtb041103g, gcmt20030411235238, iscgem6691334). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.