M4.4 earthquake 226 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 226 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Jun 5, 2003, 8:49 AM GMT+8 (00:49 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-06-05 00:49:39 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.625° N, 126.482° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.6244 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8519 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.1218 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.1219 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 8530 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3237 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8541 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bz3q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.