M4.5 earthquake 178 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 178 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Jan 2, 2004, 2:24 AM GMT+8 (18:24 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 107 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-01 18:24:35 UTC
- Depth
- 84.8 km (52.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.019° N, 127.080° 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 usp000cgsd. 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
- 121°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2252 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8271 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.284 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8263 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.8107 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8251 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgsd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.