M5.4 earthquake 20 km WSW of Parang, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Parang, Philippines on Sun, Dec 21, 2003, 6:08 AM GMT+8 (22:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-20 22:08:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.206° N, 125.768° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000cfpm. 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
- 121°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.18 km SW of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines · 8283 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.516 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 8276 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.729 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 8269 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.230 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8262 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfpm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.