Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 89 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 89 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 3:29 AM GMT+8 (19:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 29 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2023-12-30 19:29:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.577° N, 127.135° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2ru. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.