Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 199 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 199 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Tue, Dec 23, 2003, 12:54 PM GMT+8 (04:54 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-23 04:54:50 UTC
Depth
122.4 km (76.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.040° N, 127.409° E
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 usp000cfup. 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

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Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfup. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.