M4.7 earthquake 273 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 273 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Apr 15, 2003, 12:25 PM GMT+8 (04:25 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 219 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia. 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
- 2003-04-15 04:25:42 UTC
- Depth
- 111.6 km (69.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.275° N, 127.658° 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
- 96°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6198 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8560 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 6.2219 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8549 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7195 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8531 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.9238 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8515 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv7m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.