Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 124 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 124 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Jun 2, 2003, 4:46 PM GMT+8 (08:46 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 170 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-06-02 08:46:19 UTC
Depth
101.3 km (62.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
4.561° N, 126.211° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
61

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byu6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.