M4.5 earthquake 69 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 69 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, May 3, 2003, 8:59 PM GMT+8 (12:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 124 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-03 12:59:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.945° N, 125.893° 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
- 133°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.661 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8544 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.3126 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8538 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8124 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8521 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.747 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8518 days ago · 121 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 3.937 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8557 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.357 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8557 days ago · 138 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.382 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8559 days ago · 149 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.1150 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8564 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwh8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.