M4.3 earthquake 69 km W of Bantogon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 69 km W of Bantogon, Philippines on Wed, Apr 9, 2003, 2:35 PM GMT+8 (06:35 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.9 34 km W of Gadung, 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
- 2003-04-09 06:35:53 UTC
- Depth
- 600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 6.528° N, 123.402° 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
- 174°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.934 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8528 days ago · 566 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.915 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8528 days ago · 584 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.27 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines · 8528 days ago · 576 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.417 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 8528 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.540 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8528 days ago · 621 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.827 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8528 days ago · 600 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.444 km W of Taguisa, Philippines · 8528 days ago · 583 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.525 km W of Gadung, Philippines · 8528 days ago · 583 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.717 km NNW of Gadung, Philippines · 8527 days ago · 600 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000busc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.