Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 53 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 53 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Mon, Dec 18, 2023, 8:12 PM GMT+8 (12:12 UTC), 39 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-18 12:12:57 UTC
Depth
38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.388° N, 126.669° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.647 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.414 km SSE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.811 km WSW of Parang, Philippines · 1017 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.681 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.294 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.436 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1014 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.3103 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1013 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 5.256 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1013 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.657 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1012 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 5.127 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1012 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.245 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.5102 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.135 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1010 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.45 km W of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 5.027 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1008 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.569 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1008 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.420 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1005 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.254 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1005 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.43 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.238 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1005 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.699 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.41 km WSW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1002 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.021 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 999 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 4.583 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 999 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 4.492 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 4.541 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 993 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 4.651 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 993 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 5.629 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 988 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  30. 4.39 km NNE of Lianga, Philippines · 986 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 4.469 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 4.66 km WNW of Buenavista, Philippines · 983 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 4.317 km NNW of San Miguel, Philippines · 976 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 4.650 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 975 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 4.3117 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 975 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 4.82 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 972 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 4.46 km NNW of Salvacion, Philippines · 971 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 4.38 km SW of Bacolod, Philippines · 971 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 4.424 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 971 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 4.181 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 970 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 4.32 km E of Salvacion, Philippines · 969 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 5.10 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 968 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  43. 5.046 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 967 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 5.053 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 967 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 4.564 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 967 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 4.729 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 967 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 4.448 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 966 days ago · 107 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 4.32 km SSW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 963 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 5.364 km E of Union, Philippines · 962 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  50. 4.714 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 962 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  51. 4.940 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 961 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 4.89 km ESE of Mabahin, Philippines · 961 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  53. 4.57 km NW of Gamut, Philippines · 960 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 4.62 km SSW of Marihatag, Philippines · 959 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 4.511 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 958 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.9116 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.6108 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.235 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.661 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.270 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.894 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1020 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.334 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1020 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.359 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1020 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.4107 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.244 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.9110 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.7114 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.229 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.6103 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.7108 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.631 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.165 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.835 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.694 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.577 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

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