M4.9 earthquake 71 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 71 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 2:53 PM GMT+8 (06:53 UTC), 100 km (62 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-04 06:53:24 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.010° N, 126.716° 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 usp000cefy. 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
- 78°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.938 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8318 days ago · 150 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.878 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 8315 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.4108 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8305 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5100 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8305 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.585 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8281 days ago · 210 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cefy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.