M5.0 earthquake 47 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Mar 5, 2004, 3:05 PM GMT+8 (07:05 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-05 07:05:59 UTC
- Depth
- 40.7 km (25.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.148° N, 126.548° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 4.9 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 usp000cp4p. 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 47°, dip 32°, rake 47°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 275°, dip 67°, rake 113°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.643 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8229 days ago · 212 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.343 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8228 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.688 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 8225 days ago · 114 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.58 km S of Lukatan, Philippines · 8188 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 4.8107 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8253 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.675 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8255 days ago · 166 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.852 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8257 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.681 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 8259 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.222 km ENE of Malita, Philippines · 8267 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.210 km ESE of Culaman, Philippines · 8272 days ago · 206 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.059 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8276 days ago · 153 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cp4p (also filed as gcmtc030504e, gcmt20040305070559). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.