M3.7 earthquake 40 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines on Mon, Nov 17, 2003, 12:45 AM GMT+8 (16:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 71 km ESE 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
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-16 16:45:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.840° N, 126.009° 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
- 137°
- Stations used
- 12
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.517 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8337 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.971 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8336 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.97 km S of General Santos, Philippines · 8317 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.67 km WNW of Caburan, Philippines · 8294 days ago · 200 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cczp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.