Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 10 km SE of Suyan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Suyan, Philippines on Sat, Apr 26, 2003, 11:09 PM GMT+8 (15:09 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 57 km E of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Sat, Apr 26, 2003, 11:09 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2003-04-26 15:09:49 UTC
Depth: 163.6 km (101.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 6.005° N, 125.459° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 157°, dip 31°, rake 136°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 286°, dip 69°, rake 66°

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap: 67°
Stations used: 96

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bw0a (also filed as gcmtb042603a, gcmt20030426150949, iscgem6700329). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.