M5.0 earthquake 240 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 240 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Mar 6, 2004, 5:26 AM GMT+8 (21:26 UTC), 81 km (50 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 21:26:25 UTC
- Depth
- 80.8 km (50.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.809° N, 127.702° 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 usp000cp6a. 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
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 326°, dip 42°, rake 60°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 183°, dip 54°, rake 114°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7171 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8231 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5276 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8212 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cp6a (also filed as gcmtc030504g, gcmt20040305212625). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.