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M5.0 earthquake 5 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines on Mon, Oct 13, 2003, 5:36 PM GMT+8 (09:36 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Oct 13, 2003, 5:36 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2003-10-13 09:36:14 UTC
Depth: 137.8 km (85.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 6.249° N, 125.715° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000ca9y. 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.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap: 82°
Stations used: 38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ca9y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.