M4.5 earthquake 3 km E of Baon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 3 km E of Baon, Philippines on Thu, Apr 17, 2003, 4:52 PM GMT+8 (08:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-17 08:52:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.799° N, 126.123° 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
- 134°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.571 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8564 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.58 km ENE of Tombongon, Philippines · 8557 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.830 km SE of Manay, Philippines · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.4Mindanao, Philippines · 8523 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.233 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8522 days ago · 153 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.760 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8522 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.771 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8521 days ago · 211 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvch. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.