M3.9 earthquake 69 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 69 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, Sep 17, 2003, 12:23 PM GMT+8 (04:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 5 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-09-17 04:23:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.810° N, 126.471° 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 usp000c7t1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 152°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.921 km WSW of Surup, Philippines · 8405 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Caburan, Philippines · 8400 days ago · 150 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.05 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines · 8392 days ago · 138 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.283 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8378 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.124 km ENE of Lais, Philippines · 8359 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7t1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.