Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 8 km S of Lukatan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km S of Lukatan, Philippines on Mon, May 3, 2004, 12:57 PM GMT+8 (04:57 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 4 km NE of Bantacan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-03 04:57:54 UTC
Depth
94.1 km (58.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.932° N, 126.408° 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 usp000cu22. 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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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.84 km NE of Bantacan, Philippines · 8173 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.116 km SW of San Alfonso, Philippines · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.39 km ENE of Bantacan, Philippines · 8168 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.711 km WNW of Batiano, Philippines · 8168 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.630 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8166 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.730 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines · 8162 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.511 km E of Nangan, Philippines · 8161 days ago · 128 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.811 km W of Luzon, Philippines · 8150 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.565 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8149 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.642 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8205 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cu22. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.