Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 39 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 39 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines on Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 11:21 PM GMT+8 (15:21 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.6 19 km E of Gamut, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-10-21 15:21:42 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.122° N, 126.591° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
118°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.42 km SW of Cantilan, Philippines · 1069 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.619 km SW of Parang, Philippines · 1069 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.020 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1063 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.615 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 1050 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.429 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 1050 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.553 km E of Union, Philippines · 1049 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.429 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1049 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.4126 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1040 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 7.619 km E of Gamut, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 600 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  10. 5.425 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 5.343 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.735 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.929 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 5.367 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.722 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 5.865 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  17. 5.425 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.721 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.524 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.942 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 5.030 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 5.431 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.849 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 4.925 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 5.548 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 4.7100 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 4.534 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 4.955 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 4.825 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 5.358 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 5.363 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 5.241 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 4.953 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  34. 4.419 km NNE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 6.447 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  36. 5.219 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 5.345 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 5.257 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 5.646 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  40. 5.745 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  41. 5.216 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 4.729 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 4.826 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 4.842 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 4.661 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 4.741 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 5.043 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 5.444 km NE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 4.653 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 4.932 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 4.830 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 4.824 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 5.754 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  54. 5.025 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 4.769 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 4.832 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 4.833 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 5.334 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  59. 4.643 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 4.924 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.735 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 1077 days ago · 65 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.540 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1077 days ago · 49 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.428 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1078 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.534 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1086 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.116 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 1097 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.920 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1099 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.56 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 1102 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lh6a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.