M4.8 earthquake 1 km SSE of Bacolod, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Bacolod, Philippines on Sat, Aug 19, 2023, 2:34 PM GMT+8 (06:34 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 20 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-08-19 06:34:36 UTC
- Depth
- 69.1 km (43.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.922° N, 126.292° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.3 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 84
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.226 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1121 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.920 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1100 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.116 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 1098 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.534 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1087 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kpfc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.