M5.2 earthquake 103 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 103 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 7:24 AM GMT+8 (23:24 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-10-02 23:24:05 UTC
- Depth
- 154.6 km (96.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.619° N, 125.977° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.15 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II PIVS) at General Santos, Philippines.
From the USGS event page for usp000c9da. 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 245°, dip 41°, rake 178°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 337°, dip 88°, rake 49°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2185 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8342 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.1160 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8341 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c9da (also filed as gcmtb100203e, gcmt20031002232405, iscgem7148486). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.