M4.6 earthquake 130 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 130 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, Jan 22, 2003, 3:36 PM GMT+8 (07:36 UTC), 226 km (140 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 126 km SE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-22 07:36:54 UTC
- Depth
- 225.8 km (140.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.084° N, 127.321° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7126 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8628 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.5120 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8601 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7114 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8596 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnzf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.