Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 59 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 59 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Thu, Feb 5, 2004, 3:57 AM GMT+8 (19:57 UTC), 153 km (95 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 10 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Feb 5, 2004, 3:57 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2004-02-04 19:57:21 UTC
Depth: 153.1 km (95.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 5.658° N, 126.113° 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: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 349°, dip 42°, rake 92°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 167°, dip 48°, rake 88°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 68°
Stations used: 76

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ckdr (also filed as gcmtc020404g, gcmt20040204195721). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.