M4.8 earthquake 18 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Aug 8, 2003, 11:21 PM GMT+8 (15:21 UTC), 209 km (130 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 68 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-08 15:21:23 UTC
- Depth
- 209.3 km (130.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.318° N, 125.317° 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
- 68°
- Stations used
- 82
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.968 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8436 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.371 km SSW of Maan, Philippines · 8427 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.619 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8418 days ago · 162 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Caburan, Philippines · 8396 days ago · 150 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4eb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.