M4.1 earthquake 24 km ENE of Lais, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Lais, Philippines on Sun, Nov 16, 2003, 1:44 AM GMT+8 (17:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 38 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-15 17:44:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.416° N, 125.850° 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
- 136°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.740 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8354 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.517 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8337 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.938 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8317 days ago · 150 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.97 km S of General Santos, Philippines · 8317 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccxc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.