May 19, 2004 Earthquake: Tubigon, Bohol Island, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Tubigon, Bohol Island, Philippines on May 19, 2004 at 21:28:10 UTC, 35 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 19, 2004
- Time
- 21:28:10 UTC
- Place
- Tubigon, Bohol Island, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 35 km (22 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.926° N, 124.038° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Slight damage (VI PIVS) in Tubigon.
Felt (V PIVS) at Loboc, (IV PIVS) at Corella and (III
PIVS) at Tagbilaran. Also felt (IV PIVS) at Cebu City
and (III PIVS) at Argao and Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 15, 2013, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is, Philippines
- September 30, 2025, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines
- February 6, 2012, Negros Oriental Province, Philippines
- May 5, 1925, W. Luzon Island, Philippines
- February 10, 2017, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- February 8, 1990, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan DE Oro, Camiguin, Philippines
- February 27, 1922, Cebu Island, Mactan Island, Philippines
- July 6, 2017, Leyte, Philippines
- August 22, 2017, Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
- November 7, 2007, Mabini, Bohol Island, Philippines
- March 5, 2017, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- March 26, 1990, Santiago, Philippines
- January 27, 1922, Cebu, Mactan I, Cebu I, Philippines
- February 20, 1871, Mambajao,catarman, Camiguin Island, Philippines
- July 18, 1923, Butuan, Camiguin Island, Philippines
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5782.