M3.9 earthquake 7 km S of General Santos, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 7 km S of General Santos, Philippines on Wed, Dec 24, 2003, 5:54 AM GMT+8 (21:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 10 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-23 21:54:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.045° N, 125.166° 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
- 161°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.67 km WNW of Caburan, Philippines · 8294 days ago · 200 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.412 km SW of Manuel Roxas, Philippines · 8284 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.415 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8283 days ago · 215 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.411 km W of Balangonan, Philippines · 8278 days ago · 145 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.210 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines · 8270 days ago · 206 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.222 km ENE of Malita, Philippines · 8265 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfwh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.