Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 15 km N of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 15 km N of Cortes, Philippines on Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 10:59 PM GMT+8 (14:59 UTC), 69 km (43 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-16 14:59:29 UTC
Depth
68.7 km (42.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.423° N, 126.207° E
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.429 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 1050 days ago · 87 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.553 km E of Union, Philippines · 1049 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.429 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1049 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.33 km W of Jagupit, Philippines · 1039 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.524 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.729 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.659 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 5.049 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 5.052 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.935 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.86 km WNW of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.533 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.454 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.031 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.645 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.543 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.46 km SE of Salvacion, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.616 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 5.120 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.620 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.637 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 5.048 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.58 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 5.457 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 5.031 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 4.614 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 4.525 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 4.238 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 4.428 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 4.663 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 4.847 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 4.436 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 4.356 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 4.642 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 4.637 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 5.124 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  37. 4.917 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 4.828 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 6.934 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  40. 4.938 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 4.546 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 4.418 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 5.034 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 4.733 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 5.319 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 4.475 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 4.44 km S of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 4.626 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 4.513 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 4.513 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 4.543 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 4.538 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 4.555 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 4.925 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 4.340 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 4.523 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 4.317 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 4.48 km SSE of Salvacion, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 4.26 km W of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 4.524 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 4.020 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1063 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.511 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1064 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.73 km NE of Del Pilar, Philippines · 1069 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.619 km SW of Parang, Philippines · 1069 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.42 km SW of Cantilan, Philippines · 1069 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.639 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 1076 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.735 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 1076 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.540 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1076 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.428 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1078 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away

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