Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 58 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sun, Dec 3, 2023, 3:37 AM GMT+8 (19:37 UTC), 41 km (25 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
5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-02 19:37:00 UTC
Depth
40.8 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.470° N, 126.869° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
132

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lflt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.