Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 10 km W of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 10 km W of Caburan, Philippines on Mon, May 12, 2003, 2:01 PM GMT+8 (06:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 59 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-05-12 06:01:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.933° N, 125.552° E
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
160°
Stations used
10

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.233 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8522 days ago · 153 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.747 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8518 days ago · 121 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.313 km SW of Caburan, Philippines · 8515 days ago · 209 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.327 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8500 days ago · 200 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.959 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8489 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.661 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8544 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.937 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8557 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 5.357 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8557 days ago · 138 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 5.010 km SE of Suyan, Philippines · 8558 days ago · 164 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.382 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8559 days ago · 149 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.32 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8571 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bx32. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.