M4.8 earthquake 30 km SE of Manay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Manay, Philippines on Thu, May 1, 2003, 12:29 AM GMT+8 (16:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-30 16:29:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.044° N, 126.757° 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
- 130°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.480 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.4Mindanao, Philippines · 8524 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.760 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8522 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.771 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8521 days ago · 211 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.374 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8505 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.558 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8556 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.58 km ENE of Tombongon, Philippines · 8557 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.571 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8564 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.53 km E of Baon, Philippines · 8567 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.111 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwaa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.