M4.2 earthquake 16 km NW of Candiis, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Candiis, Philippines on Fri, May 19, 2023, 7:12 PM GMT+8 (11:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 26 km W of Ipil, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-05-19 11:12:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.071° N, 125.068° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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 8.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k3sn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.