Philippines earthquakes

M6.3 earthquake 63 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sun, Dec 3, 2023, 2:09 AM GMT+8 (18:09 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 34 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.3 (Mww, W-phase moment), strong
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Dec 3, 2023, 2:09 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2023-12-02 18:09:25 UTC
Depth: 46.4 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.440° N, 126.939° E
Region: Philippines
Felt reports: 5
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
6.3	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.098 · 10 stations
5.9	mb, body-wave	NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center	First automatic solution · Reviewed · 55 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 6.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 5.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 6.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 164°, dip 18°, rake 97°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 336°, dip 72°, rake 88°
Landslide alert: Green
Liquefaction alert: Green

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.8 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 15°
Stations used: 225

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.3 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lfkh (also filed as pt23336005). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.