M4.0 earthquake 18 km NE of Guiuan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Guiuan, Philippines on Thu, Dec 28, 2023, 1:57 AM GMT+8 (17:57 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-12-27 17:57:31 UTC
- Depth
- 47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.152° N, 125.842° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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, 6.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.414 km S of Giporlos, Philippines · 1004 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.59 km NNW of Salcedo, Philippines · 989 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.745 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.32 km S of Tabontabon, Philippines · 981 days ago · 208 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.99 km ENE of Sulat, Philippines · 964 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
- 4.515 km SE of Tutubigan, Philippines · 953 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m213. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.