Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 2 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sun, Apr 13, 2003, 4:51 PM GMT+8 (08:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Mindanao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-04-13 08:51:43 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.338° N, 126.190° E
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
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.875 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8570 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.53 km E of Baon, Philippines · 8567 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.571 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 8564 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.382 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8559 days ago · 149 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.010 km SE of Suyan, Philippines · 8558 days ago · 164 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.58 km ENE of Tombongon, Philippines · 8557 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.661 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8544 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.510 km W of Caburan, Philippines · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.480 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.479 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8524 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 5.4Mindanao, Philippines · 8524 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.233 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8522 days ago · 153 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.760 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8522 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.771 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8521 days ago · 211 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.313 km SW of Caburan, Philippines · 8515 days ago · 209 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.166 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8577 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv2w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.