M4.6 earthquake 198 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 198 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Apr 25, 2003, 11:47 AM GMT+8 (03:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 195 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-25 03:47:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.028° N, 127.383° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 21
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5109 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8546 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7195 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8531 days ago · 128 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.7165 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8502 days ago · 100 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvxc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.