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M5.4 earthquake 121 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 121 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Mon, Apr 7, 2003, 4:55 PM GMT+8 (08:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Mon, Apr 7, 2003, 4:55 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2003-04-07 08:55:36 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.633° N, 127.003° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 344°, dip 52°, rake 25°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 239°, dip 71°, rake 140°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 80°
Stations used: 94

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bums (also filed as gcmtb040703e, gcmt20030407085536, iscgem6688660). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.