M4.2 earthquake 83 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Mon, Oct 27, 2003, 8:48 AM GMT+8 (00:48 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 71 km ESE 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-10-27 00:48:44 UTC
- Depth
- 97.9 km (60.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.803° N, 126.685° 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
- 180°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.740 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8354 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.2122 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8350 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.517 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8337 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.971 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8336 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.938 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8317 days ago · 150 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbc3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.