Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 170 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 170 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Jun 26, 2003, 8:19 AM GMT+8 (00:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 159 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Jun 26, 2003, 8:19 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2003-06-26 00:19:02 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 4.805° N, 126.885° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 38°, dip 42°, rake 89°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 219°, dip 48°, rake 91°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 63°
Stations used: 96

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c0yp (also filed as gcmtb062603a, gcmt20030626001902, iscgem6946284). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.