M4.9 earthquake 192 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 192 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Nov 20, 2003, 7:14 PM GMT+8 (11:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 199 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-20 11:14:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.749° N, 127.074° 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
- 91°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2122 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8350 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6179 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8348 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.7229 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8338 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.0199 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8318 days ago · 122 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5178 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8308 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7189 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdg1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.