Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 82 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 82 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Sat, Dec 9, 2023, 5:24 AM GMT+8 (21:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 56 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2023-12-08 21:24:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.620° N, 126.858° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lixf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.