M4.8 earthquake 17 km E of Tibanbang, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 17 km E of Tibanbang, Philippines on Tue, Aug 19, 2003, 4:28 AM GMT+8 (20:28 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 13 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-18 20:28:26 UTC
- Depth
- 86.1 km (53.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.636° N, 126.262° 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
- 113°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.631 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8439 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.619 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8418 days ago · 162 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.969 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8415 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.921 km WSW of Surup, Philippines · 8402 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.313 km WNW of San Pedro, Philippines · 8392 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.05 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines · 8389 days ago · 138 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 4.716 km ESE of Jovellar, Philippines · 8444 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.844 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8458 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.435 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8458 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.340 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 8462 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5a6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.