M4.9 earthquake 21 km WSW of Surup, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Surup, Philippines on Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 9:43 AM GMT+8 (01:43 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 5 km ESE of Talagutong, 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
- 2003-09-30 01:43:41 UTC
- Depth
- 117.9 km (73.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.333° N, 125.958° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.416 km SSE of Caburan, Philippines · 8396 days ago · 150 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.05 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines · 8388 days ago · 138 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.283 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8375 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.124 km ENE of Lais, Philippines · 8355 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.740 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8354 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c93q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.