Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 4 km N of Bigaan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 4 km N of Bigaan, Philippines on Fri, Dec 29, 2023, 2:27 AM GMT+8 (18:27 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 8 km W of Esperanza, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2023-12-28 18:27:28 UTC
Depth
79.4 km (49.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
8.355° N, 126.278° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 12.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
52

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2i5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.