M5.3 earthquake 13 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines on Fri, Oct 10, 2003, 11:32 AM GMT+8 (03:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-10-10 03:32:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.405° N, 126.411° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 162°, dip 55°, rake -17°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 262°, dip 76°, rake -143°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ca1q (also filed as gcmtb101003b, gcmt20031010033245, iscgem7154458). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.