M4.7 earthquake 38 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Jan 22, 2003, 7:06 PM GMT+8 (11:06 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 42 km ESE of Mangili, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-22 11:06:02 UTC
- Depth
- 195.8 km (121.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.104° N, 125.646° 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.
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3109 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8635 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.617 km E of Kalbay, Philippines · 8623 days ago · 174 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.842 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8606 days ago · 120 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnzq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.