Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 7 km NNE of Bacuag, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Bacuag, Philippines on Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 11:31 AM GMT+8 (03:31 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 11 km SSW of Hinundayan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-28 03:31:45 UTC
Depth
50.8 km (31.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.665° N, 125.669° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 12.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.116 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 1098 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.42 km SW of Cantilan, Philippines · 1070 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.619 km SW of Parang, Philippines · 1070 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.73 km NE of Del Pilar, Philippines · 1070 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.511 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1065 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.020 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1064 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.615 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 1051 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.429 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 1051 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.429 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1050 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.911 km SSW of Hinundayan, Philippines · 1049 days ago · 213 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.56 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 1102 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.115 km SE of Tubajon, Philippines · 1104 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.524 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1107 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.226 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1121 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lcjl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.