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M5.4 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Sat, May 31, 2003, 3:48 AM GMT+8 (19:48 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sat, May 31, 2003, 3:48 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2003-05-30 19:48:11 UTC
Depth: 78.7 km (48.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 6.230° N, 126.443° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 205°, dip 53°, rake 133°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 327°, dip 54°, rake 48°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 75°
Stations used: 82

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byk5 (also filed as gcmtb053003b, gcmt20030530194811, iscgem6857134). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.