M4.7 earthquake 50 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 50 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines on Fri, Apr 18, 2003, 6:24 AM GMT+8 (22:24 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Leyte, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-17 22:24:25 UTC
- Depth
- 39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.284° N, 126.417° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.234 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 8564 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.8Leyte, Philippines · 8562 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.520 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 8558 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.57 km SE of Union, Philippines · 8554 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5111 km E of Union, Philippines · 8507 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvdf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.