Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Leyte, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in Leyte, Philippines on Thu, May 4, 2023, 9:01 AM GMT+8 (01:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Philippine Islands region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-04 01:01:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.542° N, 125.376° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.913 km SSW of Silago, Philippines · 1249 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.242 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1248 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.912 km NW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1240 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.0Philippine Islands region · 1239 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.514 km WNW of Hinundayan, Philippines · 1236 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.626 km W of Ipil, Philippines · 1223 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.339 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1215 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.556 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 1211 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.465 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 1211 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.521 km NE of Gigaquit, Philippines · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.321 km NNE of Loreto, Philippines · 1253 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.319 km W of Balangiga, Philippines · 1253 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.00 km WSW of Alangalang, Philippines · 1270 days ago · 169 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kau7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.