Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 36 km E of Lamitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 36 km E of Lamitan, Philippines on Thu, Jun 17, 2004, 6:40 AM GMT+8 (22:40 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-06-16 22:40:50 UTC
Depth
165.2 km (102.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.048° N, 126.026° E
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 usp000cy1w. 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
56°
Stations used
84

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.32 km NNW of Malita, Philippines · 8138 days ago · 254 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.623 km ESE of Coronon, Philippines · 8099 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.69 km E of Magdug, Philippines · 8089 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.811 km W of Luzon, Philippines · 8150 days ago · 103 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.851 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8158 days ago · 170 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.67 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines · 8158 days ago · 162 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.511 km E of Nangan, Philippines · 8161 days ago · 128 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.730 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines · 8162 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.589 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8162 days ago · 165 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.630 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8166 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.870 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8169 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cy1w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.