M4.6 earthquake 88 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 88 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Sat, Mar 27, 2004, 6:16 PM GMT+8 (10:16 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 70 km SE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-27 10:16:31 UTC
- Depth
- 114.2 km (71.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.529° N, 127.061° 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 usp000cr0p. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.642 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8205 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.58 km S of Lukatan, Philippines · 8187 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.870 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8169 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.630 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8166 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 4.343 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8227 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.843 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 8230 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.047 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8245 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.8107 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8252 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cr0p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.