M3.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Bangonay, Philippines
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Bangonay, Philippines on Sat, Mar 1, 2003, 12:43 PM GMT+8 (04:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 15 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-01 04:43:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.325° N, 125.586° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (I PIVS) at Butuan.
From the USGS event page for usp000brq6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 120°
- Stations used
- 18
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.815 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8578 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.2Mindanao, Philippines · 8574 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Cantilan, Philippines · 8566 days ago · 157 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.33 km WNW of Bacolod, Philippines · 8561 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.520 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 8559 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brq6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.