M4.5 earthquake 17 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, Dec 3, 2003, 11:32 PM GMT+8 (15:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 85 km E 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-03 15:32:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.462° N, 126.294° 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
- 166°
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.971 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8336 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.938 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8317 days ago · 150 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.878 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 8314 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.4108 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8304 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5100 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8304 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.67 km WNW of Caburan, Philippines · 8294 days ago · 200 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.420 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8291 days ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.415 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8283 days ago · 215 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.585 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8280 days ago · 210 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cee3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.