M4.8 earthquake 43 km ESE of Manay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Manay, Philippines on Sat, Mar 20, 2004, 7:43 PM GMT+8 (11:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 16 km SW of San Alfonso, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-20 11:43:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.055° N, 126.898° 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 usp000cqez. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 156°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.688 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8223 days ago · 114 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.642 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 8205 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.58 km S of Lukatan, Philippines · 8186 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.116 km SW of San Alfonso, Philippines · 8172 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqez. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.