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M4.2 earthquake 124 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 124 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 7:34 AM GMT+8 (23:34 UTC), 137 km (85 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 65 km E of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 7:34 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2023-09-14 23:34:41 UTC
Depth: 137.2 km (85.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 5.421° N, 126.795° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

From the USGS event page for us7000kwpf. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 9.0 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 132°
Stations used: 18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kwpf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.