Philippines earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 37 km E of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 37 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Apr 28, 2003, 12:50 AM GMT+8 (16:50 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 124 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-04-27 16:50:27 UTC
Depth
100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.350° N, 125.796° E
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
133°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.569 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8551 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.661 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8543 days ago · 116 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.510 km W of Caburan, Philippines · 8542 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3126 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8537 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.479 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8523 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.233 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8522 days ago · 153 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.8124 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8521 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.747 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8518 days ago · 121 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.313 km SW of Caburan, Philippines · 8515 days ago · 209 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.327 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8500 days ago · 200 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 5.357 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8557 days ago · 138 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 5.010 km SE of Suyan, Philippines · 8558 days ago · 164 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.382 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8559 days ago · 149 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.875 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8570 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bw3a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.