M4.3 earthquake 40 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 40 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Jan 4, 2003, 10:58 PM GMT+8 (14:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 34 km ENE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-04 14:58:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.420° N, 126.541° 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
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.440 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8666 days ago · 191 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.624 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8660 days ago · 200 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6130 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8654 days ago · 226 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.914 km NE of Nangan, Philippines · 8636 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.934 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8631 days ago · 68 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.77 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 8629 days ago · 151 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.422 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 8615 days ago · 153 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bn28. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC.