Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 59 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 59 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Fri, Jul 4, 2003, 3:29 AM GMT+8 (19:29 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 35 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-07-03 19:29:08 UTC
Depth
93.7 km (58.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.697° N, 126.129° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.485 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8489 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.495 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8484 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 5.240 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8479 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.4109 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8476 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.658 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8475 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.5103 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8471 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.787 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8464 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.164 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8464 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 5.435 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8457 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.844 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8457 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.818 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 8454 days ago · 209 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.631 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8439 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.327 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8500 days ago · 200 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.313 km SW of Caburan, Philippines · 8515 days ago · 209 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.747 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8518 days ago · 121 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1k0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.