M4.5 earthquake 40 km E of Baculin, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 40 km E of Baculin, Philippines on Tue, Aug 22, 2023, 6:21 PM GMT+8 (10:21 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 18 km WSW of Batiano, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-08-22 10:21:59 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.463° N, 126.948° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.621 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 1098 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.918 km WSW of Batiano, Philippines · 1080 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 17
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000krwd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.