M4.4 earthquake 16 km SSE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Caburan, Philippines on Sun, Oct 5, 2003, 11:51 PM GMT+8 (15:51 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 5 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-10-05 15:51:50 UTC
- Depth
- 150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.780° N, 125.694° 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
- 133°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.05 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines · 8388 days ago · 138 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.83 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 8356 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.124 km ENE of Lais, Philippines · 8355 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.740 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8354 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c9pg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.