Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 6 km NE of Pangyan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Pangyan, Philippines on Thu, Dec 7, 2023, 9:09 PM GMT+8 (13:09 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 12 km ENE of Suyan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-07 13:09:46 UTC
Depth
78.7 km (48.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.748° N, 125.322° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.212 km ENE of Suyan, Philippines · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 16
  2. 4.426 km SW of Burias, Philippines · 1003 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.132 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 997 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.626 km WSW of Balangonan, Philippines · 994 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.629 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 988 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.614 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 984 days ago · 191 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.526 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 983 days ago · 148 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.338 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 982 days ago · 153 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.536 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 979 days ago · 182 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.340 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 1037 days ago · 137 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.722 km SW of Burias, Philippines · 1044 days ago · 89 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.39 km SE of Kiupo, Philippines · 1046 days ago · 225 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 5.06 km SW of Burias, Philippines · 1047 days ago · 84 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.243 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 1047 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.231 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 1049 days ago · 158 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.535 km S of Maasim, Philippines · 1049 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.229 km SW of Burias, Philippines · 1050 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 6.732 km SW of Kablalan, Philippines · 1050 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 215 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  10. 4.35 km SSE of Pangyan, Philippines · 1053 days ago · 229 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000linm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.