Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 3 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines on Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 11:22 AM GMT+8 (03:22 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2023-12-31 03:22:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.305° N, 126.204° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.238 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.67 km SW of Mati, Philippines · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.41 km WSW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 999 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.021 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 997 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.541 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 991 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.87 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 988 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  7. 5.629 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 986 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 10
  8. 4.39 km NNE of Lianga, Philippines · 983 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.469 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 983 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.66 km WNW of Buenavista, Philippines · 981 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.14 km SE of Gamut, Philippines · 975 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.317 km NNW of San Miguel, Philippines · 974 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.650 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 973 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.82 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 969 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.46 km NNW of Salvacion, Philippines · 969 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.38 km SW of Bacolod, Philippines · 969 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.424 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 968 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.32 km E of Salvacion, Philippines · 967 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 5.10 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 966 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
  20. 5.046 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 965 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 5.053 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 965 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 4.564 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 965 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 4.729 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 964 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 4.448 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 964 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 5.88 km W of Esperanza, Philippines · 962 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 46
  26. 5.41 km NNW of Salvacion, Philippines · 962 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  27. 4.316 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 962 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 4.32 km SSW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 961 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 5.364 km E of Union, Philippines · 960 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  30. 4.714 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 959 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  31. 4.940 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 959 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 4.89 km ESE of Mabahin, Philippines · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  33. 4.57 km NW of Gamut, Philippines · 957 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 4.62 km SSW of Marihatag, Philippines · 956 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 4.511 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 956 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  36. 4.512 km W of Panikian, Philippines · 954 days ago · 127 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 4.43 km NNW of Pilar, Philippines · 953 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 4.423 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 950 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 4.93 km ESE of Tandag, Philippines · 950 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  40. 4.94 km NNE of La Paz, Philippines · 946 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 4.440 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 945 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 4.64 km NE of Salvacion, Philippines · 945 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 4.122 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 944 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 4.375 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 943 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 5.156 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 943 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 5.446 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 943 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  47. 4.81 km WNW of Marihatag, Philippines · 943 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 4.968 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 943 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.254 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.420 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.569 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 5.027 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1005 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.45 km W of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.135 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1008 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.245 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.710 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1010 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  9. 5.127 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1010 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 5.256 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.16 km WNW of Unidad, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.436 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1012 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.811 km WSW of Parang, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.414 km SSE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.647 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.653 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.235 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.661 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.270 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.59 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1017 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2wh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.