Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 12 km ENE of Suyan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Suyan, Philippines on Thu, Dec 28, 2023, 9:35 AM GMT+8 (01:35 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-28 01:35:11 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.121° N, 125.479° E
Felt reports
16
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

16 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
145

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.426 km SW of Burias, Philippines · 1002 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.626 km WSW of Balangonan, Philippines · 993 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.629 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 987 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.614 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 984 days ago · 191 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.526 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 982 days ago · 148 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.338 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 981 days ago · 153 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.55 km SSW of Sigaboy, Philippines · 971 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.415 km E of Nangan, Philippines · 971 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.331 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 968 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.623 km W of Magdug, Philippines · 967 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.623 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 964 days ago · 92 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.415 km WSW of Sigaboy, Philippines · 962 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.922 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 1027 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.86 km NE of Pangyan, Philippines · 1029 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.340 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 1036 days ago · 137 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m040. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.