M4.8 earthquake 3 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines on Sat, Nov 15, 2003, 9:19 AM GMT+8 (01:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-15 01:19:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.556° N, 125.331° 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
- 107°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.740 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8354 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.42 km SW of Maan, Philippines · 8348 days ago · 163 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.97 km S of General Santos, Philippines · 8317 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccwb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.