Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 165 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 165 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sun, Jun 22, 2003, 1:36 PM GMT+8 (05:36 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 159 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Jun 22, 2003, 1:36 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2003-06-22 05:36:26 UTC
Depth: 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 5.220° N, 127.149° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000c0k7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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: 123°
Stations used: 38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c0k7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.