Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 11 km NE of Gamut, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Gamut, Philippines on Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 5:42 AM GMT+8 (21:42 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 8 km W of Esperanza, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2023-12-12 21:42:52 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
8.601° N, 126.314° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.9 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000liiq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.