Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 26 km ENE of Gamut, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Gamut, Philippines on Wed, Dec 6, 2023, 9:55 AM GMT+8 (01:55 UTC), 55 km (34 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
5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-06 01:55:58 UTC
Depth
54.9 km (34.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.616° N, 126.464° E
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.5 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
118

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lgkp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.