Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 102 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 102 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Dec 8, 2023, 12:06 AM GMT+8 (16:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 61 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2023-12-07 16:06:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.598° N, 127.068° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000linl. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.