M4.5 earthquake 103 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 103 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Jul 22, 2003, 9:21 AM GMT+8 (01:21 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.
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
- 2003-07-22 01:21:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.826° N, 126.201° 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
- 160°
- Stations used
- 13
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.787 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8465 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.164 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8465 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.5159 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8462 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.968 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8437 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 4.658 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8475 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.4109 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8477 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.495 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8484 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.959 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8490 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0170 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8498 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c31u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.