Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 34 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Sat, Mar 8, 2003, 5:01 PM GMT+8 (09:01 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-08 09:01:30 UTC
Depth
36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.928° N, 126.411° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (II PIVS) at Butuan and Surigao. Felt (I PIVS) at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

From the USGS event page for usp000bs6k. 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.576 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8589 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.815 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 8577 days ago · 86 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.030 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 8577 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.2Mindanao, Philippines · 8574 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.734 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8573 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.750 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8568 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.60 km SSE of Cantilan, Philippines · 8565 days ago · 157 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.234 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8565 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.8Leyte, Philippines · 8563 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.520 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 8559 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.57 km SE of Union, Philippines · 8555 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.840 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8613 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bs6k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.