Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 8 km SW of Dapa, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Dapa, Philippines on Wed, Apr 5, 2023, 4:56 PM GMT+8 (08:56 UTC), 91 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 13 km WSW of Jabonga, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-04-05 08:56:56 UTC
Depth
90.9 km (56.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
9.699° N, 126.001° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.12 km SE of Jagupit, Philippines · 1270 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.95 km SSE of Dapa, Philippines · 1262 days ago · 57 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  3. 5.213 km WSW of Jabonga, Philippines · 1259 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.55 km ENE of Tago, Philippines · 1259 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.242 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1248 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.56 km NE of Tandag, Philippines · 1244 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.429 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1244 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.610 km N of Pilar, Philippines · 1241 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.912 km NW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1240 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 5.0Philippine Islands region · 1240 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.62 km S of Cantapoy, Philippines · 1234 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.98 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1232 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.5Mindanao, Philippines · 1228 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.626 km W of Ipil, Philippines · 1224 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.56 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1218 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.517 km SSE of San Miguel, Philippines · 1304 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k3u1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.