Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 70 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 70 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:53 AM GMT+8 (01:53 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2023-12-13 01:53:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.455° N, 126.804° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.261 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.514 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.694 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1020 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.835 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1020 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.631 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.7108 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.6103 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1019 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.7114 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.9110 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.9122 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.244 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.4107 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.334 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.894 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1018 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.270 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.661 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.235 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.6108 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.9116 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.653 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1016 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.647 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.414 km SSE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 4.3102 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1014 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 4.681 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1012 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.294 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1012 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 4.436 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1012 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 4.3103 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 5.256 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 4.657 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1010 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 4.245 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 4.5102 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 4.45 km W of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 4.569 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 4.420 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 4.254 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 4.43 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 4.238 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 4.1128 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 4.699 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1001 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 4.021 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 997 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 4.583 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 4.492 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 992 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 4.541 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 991 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 4.469 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 983 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 4.66 km WNW of Buenavista, Philippines · 981 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 4.650 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 973 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 4.3117 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 973 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 4.82 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 969 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 4.38 km SW of Bacolod, Philippines · 969 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 4.424 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 968 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 4.181 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 967 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 5.10 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 965 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  54. 5.046 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 965 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 5.053 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 965 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 4.564 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 965 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 4.729 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 964 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 4.448 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 964 days ago · 107 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.739 km E of Union, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 5.138 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1021 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.642 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.953 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.054 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.537 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.452 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.879 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1022 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.635 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.72 km SSW of Carmen, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.823 km ESE of Socorro, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.7106 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.2109 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.668 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 5.1106 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.4109 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.264 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1023 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.449 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.353 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.380 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1024 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lk2c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC.