M4.4 earthquake 74 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 74 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines on Fri, Nov 7, 2003, 2:57 AM GMT+8 (18:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 3 km SW of Balangonan, 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
- 2003-11-06 18:57:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.294° N, 124.517° 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
- 163°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.83 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 8356 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.245 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8350 days ago · 500 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.42 km SW of Maan, Philippines · 8348 days ago · 163 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cc7w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.