Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 70 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, May 20, 2004, 8:39 PM GMT+8 (12:39 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 30 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-20 12:39:37 UTC
Depth
100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.973° N, 126.681° E
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 usp000cvp4. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.630 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8167 days ago · 90 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.589 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 8163 days ago · 165 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 5.730 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines · 8163 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.511 km E of Nangan, Philippines · 8162 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4126 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8161 days ago · 98 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.851 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 8158 days ago · 170 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.811 km W of Luzon, Philippines · 8151 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 5.1131 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8143 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.836 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 8142 days ago · 165 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.3162 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8129 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.5134 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8128 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.5149 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8128 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.4142 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 8174 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cvp4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.