M4.8 earthquake 190 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 190 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 2:00 PM GMT+8 (06:00 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 192 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-09-26 06:00:59 UTC
- Depth
- 92.8 km (57.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.977° N, 127.195° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9192 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8350 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.2122 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8350 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6179 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8348 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c8p0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.