M4.7 earthquake 16 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines on Mon, Aug 18, 2003, 11:03 PM GMT+8 (15:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 13 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-18 15:03:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.001° N, 126.592° 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
- 196°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.817 km E of Tibanbang, Philippines · 8444 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.631 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8439 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.749 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 8394 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.313 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines · 8392 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c59g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.