Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 189 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 189 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jan 3, 2004, 1:10 PM GMT+8 (05:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 180 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-01-03 05:10:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
4.161° N, 126.646° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8292 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.4153 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8282 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.5118 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8277 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.7255 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 8275 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2252 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8271 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.8235 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8267 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 5.2180 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8253 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.8189 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8253 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.4241 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8253 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.6192 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8248 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.6190 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 8336 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgxb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.