Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 232 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jan 17, 2004, 6:02 PM GMT+8 (10:02 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 204 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, Jan 17, 2004, 6:02 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2004-01-17 10:02:52 UTC
Depth: 52.5 km (32.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 3.588° N, 126.522° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 119°
Stations used: 37

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.7189 km SE of Sarangani, PhilippinesSat, Jan 3, 1:10 PM GMT+8 · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cj34. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.