M4.8 earthquake 78 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines on Sat, Dec 27, 2003, 1:42 AM GMT+8 (17:42 UTC), 56 km (35 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-26 17:42:55 UTC
- Depth
- 56.1 km (34.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.757° N, 127.099° 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
- 78°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4108 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8304 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.5100 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8304 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.420 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8291 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.585 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8280 days ago · 210 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.681 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8257 days ago · 89 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.852 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8255 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cg4n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.