M4.7 earthquake 7 km E of Lamitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 7 km E of Lamitan, Philippines on Sun, Feb 16, 2003, 3:14 AM GMT+8 (19:14 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 42 km ESE of Mangili, 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
- 2003-02-15 19:14:17 UTC
- Depth
- 150.8 km (93.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.099° N, 125.768° 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.
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.617 km E of Kalbay, Philippines · 8621 days ago · 174 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.422 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 8613 days ago · 153 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.842 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8604 days ago · 120 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.166 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8576 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.32 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8571 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.875 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8570 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bqrt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.