Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 29 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines on Mon, Nov 3, 2003, 9:33 PM GMT+8 (13:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 20 km WSW of Parang, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-03 13:33:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.531° N, 126.271° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000cbze. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
124°
Stations used
8

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.833 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 8357 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.580 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 8355 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.38 km WNW of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines · 8341 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 5.420 km WSW of Parang, Philippines · 8320 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.076 km E of Union, Philippines · 8386 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.194 km E of Union, Philippines · 8386 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.545 km E of Union, Philippines · 8387 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.412 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8389 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.338 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 8390 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.265 km E of Union, Philippines · 8390 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.824 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8390 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.768 km E of Union, Philippines · 8391 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbze. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.