M4.5 earthquake 11 km E of Nangan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km E of Nangan, Philippines on Fri, May 28, 2004, 3:41 PM GMT+8 (07:41 UTC), 128 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 51 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-28 07:41:55 UTC
- Depth
- 127.9 km (79.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.479° N, 126.228° 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 usp000cwev. 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
- 134°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.67 km ESE of Talagutong, Philippines · 8158 days ago · 162 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.851 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8158 days ago · 170 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.811 km W of Luzon, Philippines · 8150 days ago · 103 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.836 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 8142 days ago · 165 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.32 km NNW of Malita, Philippines · 8138 days ago · 254 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 5.730 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines · 8162 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.630 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8166 days ago · 90 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.870 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8169 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.58 km S of Lukatan, Philippines · 8187 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwev. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.