M4.7 earthquake 20 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines on Sat, Jul 5, 2003, 5:02 AM GMT+8 (21:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 35 km SSE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-04 21:02:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.676° N, 126.372° 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 usp000c1nz. 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.240 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8482 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.340 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 8465 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.435 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8461 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.844 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8461 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.716 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 8447 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.817 km E of Tibanbang, Philippines · 8447 days ago · 86 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.631 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8442 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1nz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.