Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 34 km E of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 34 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 10:22 PM GMT+8 (14:22 UTC), 42 km (26 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: 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 10:22 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2023-12-23 14:22:26 UTC
Depth: 41.8 km (26.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.194° N, 126.742° E
Region: Philippines
Felt reports: 2
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
5.1	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.073 · 18 stations
5.3	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Confirmed

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 19°, dip 46°, rake 118°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 162°, dip 51°, rake 65°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 8.9 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 64°
Stations used: 97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ll30 (also filed as usauto7000ll30). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.