M4.6 earthquake 44 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 44 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines on Thu, May 18, 2023, 9:03 PM GMT+8 (13:03 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 95 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-05-18 13:03:03 UTC
- Depth
- 64.7 km (40.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.755° N, 126.946° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.528 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1225 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.1Mindanao, Philippines · 1219 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.519 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1192 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 4.895 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 1181 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kct5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.