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M5.1 earthquake 150 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 150 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Apr 20, 2003, 1:24 PM GMT+8 (05:24 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mwc), moderate
Local time
UTC
2003-04-20 05:24:48 UTC
Depth
107.6 km (66.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
4.814° N, 126.685° E
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 229°, dip 37°, rake 163°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 332°, dip 80°, rake 54°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvk1 (also filed as gcmtb042003a, gcmt20030420052448, iscgem6696620). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.