Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 31 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 6:05 AM GMT+8 (22:05 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 29 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2023-12-14 22:05:05 UTC
Depth
38.5 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.348° N, 126.470° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.229 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.244 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.359 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.334 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.894 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.270 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1017 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.661 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1017 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.235 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1017 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.653 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1017 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.647 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.414 km SSE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.811 km WSW of Parang, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.681 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1013 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.294 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1013 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.436 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1013 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.16 km WNW of Unidad, Philippines · 1012 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 5.256 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.657 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 5.127 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 4.710 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  22. 4.245 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 4.5102 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1010 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 4.135 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1009 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.45 km W of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1008 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 5.027 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1006 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  27. 4.569 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 4.420 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1004 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 4.254 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1004 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.43 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 1004 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 4.238 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1004 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.699 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 4.41 km WSW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1000 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 4.021 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 998 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 4.583 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 997 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 4.492 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 993 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 4.541 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 992 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 5.629 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 987 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10
  39. 4.39 km NNE of Lianga, Philippines · 984 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 4.469 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 4.66 km WNW of Buenavista, Philippines · 982 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 4.14 km SE of Gamut, Philippines · 976 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 4.317 km NNW of San Miguel, Philippines · 975 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 4.650 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 974 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 4.82 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 970 days ago · 82 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 4.46 km NNW of Salvacion, Philippines · 970 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 4.38 km SW of Bacolod, Philippines · 970 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 4.424 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 969 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 4.32 km E of Salvacion, Philippines · 968 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 5.10 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 966 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  51. 5.046 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 966 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 5.053 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 966 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 4.564 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 966 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 4.729 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 965 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 4.448 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 965 days ago · 107 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 4.316 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 963 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 4.32 km SSW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 962 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 5.364 km E of Union, Philippines · 961 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  59. 4.714 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 960 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.835 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.514 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.261 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.270 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.611 km NE of Gamut, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.739 km E of Union, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 5.138 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  8. 4.642 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.953 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 5.054 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.537 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.452 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.656 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.879 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.635 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 49 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.753 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.72 km SSW of Carmen, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.823 km ESE of Socorro, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.668 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.264 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lj50. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.