M4.1 earthquake 14 km NE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 14 km NE of La Paz, Philippines on Tue, Mar 16, 2004, 1:52 AM GMT+8 (17:52 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 4 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-15 17:52:19 UTC
- Depth
- 71.8 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.088° N, 126.349° 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 usp000cq14. 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.14 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines · 8208 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.03 km NNE of Taligaman, Philippines · 8202 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.719 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8193 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.57 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 8192 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq14. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.