M4.7 earthquake 114 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 114 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Sun, Mar 23, 2003, 4:29 AM GMT+8 (20:29 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 121 km SE of Pondaguitan, 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
- 2003-03-22 20:29:30 UTC
- Depth
- 69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.381° N, 127.244° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 47
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4121 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8577 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.166 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8577 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.571 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8564 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.558 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8556 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.830 km SE of Manay, Philippines · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.480 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bt98. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.