M4.1 earthquake 64 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 64 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Jul 29, 2003, 1:52 PM GMT+8 (05:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 35 km SSE 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-29 05:52:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.319° N, 126.043° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000c3mq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 144°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.435 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8460 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.844 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8460 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.818 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 8456 days ago · 209 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.968 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8439 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.619 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8420 days ago · 162 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.969 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8417 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 4.787 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8467 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.5103 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8474 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.658 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8477 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.4109 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 8479 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.495 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 8486 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.959 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8492 days ago · 94 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3mq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.