M4.8 earthquake Leyte, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Leyte, Philippines on Wed, Apr 23, 2003, 12:22 AM GMT+8 (16:22 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-22 16:22:27 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.345° N, 125.747° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II PIVS) at Surigao, Mindanao.
From the USGS event page for usp000bvs0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 81°
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.012 km NNE of Sulangan, Philippines · 8560 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.57 km SE of Union, Philippines · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.717 km WNW of Cantapoy, Philippines · 8529 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.712 km NNE of Adlay, Philippines · 8510 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 4.234 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8564 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.750 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8567 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.030 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 8576 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.815 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8576 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvs0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.