M4.6 earthquake 239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Apr 16, 2003, 9:22 PM GMT+8 (13:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 218 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-16 13:22:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.538° N, 126.565° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3237 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8541 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.1219 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8531 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.1218 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6244 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8519 days ago · 63 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.4226 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8519 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.6241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8512 days ago · 56 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvak. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.