M4.0 earthquake 30 km E of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 30 km E of Pilar, Philippines on Wed, Apr 9, 2003, 11:47 AM GMT+8 (03:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Leyte, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-09 03:47:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.896° N, 126.373° 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 usp000burw. 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
- 137°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Mindanao, Philippines · 8573 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.734 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8572 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.750 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8567 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.60 km SSE of Cantilan, Philippines · 8565 days ago · 157 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.234 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8565 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.8Leyte, Philippines · 8563 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.520 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 8558 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.57 km SE of Union, Philippines · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000burw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.