Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 21 km NNE of Loreto, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Loreto, Philippines on Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 12:44 PM GMT+8 (04:44 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 32 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines. 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
2023-04-30 04:44:30 UTC
Depth
95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
10.537° N, 125.664° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Leyte, Philippines · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.913 km SSW of Silago, Philippines · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.242 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1249 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.429 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1244 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.610 km N of Pilar, Philippines · 1242 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.912 km NW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1241 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.0Philippine Islands region · 1240 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.514 km WNW of Hinundayan, Philippines · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.626 km W of Ipil, Philippines · 1224 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.339 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1216 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.556 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.465 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.665 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1212 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 5.132 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1204 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.521 km NE of Gigaquit, Philippines · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.319 km W of Balangiga, Philippines · 1254 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jx47. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.