Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 6 km NE of Tandag, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Tandag, Philippines on Tue, May 9, 2023, 6:15 PM GMT+8 (10:15 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 8 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-09 10:15:38 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
9.119° N, 126.237° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
42

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.610 km N of Pilar, Philippines · 1240 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.62 km S of Cantapoy, Philippines · 1233 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.98 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1232 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.5Mindanao, Philippines · 1227 days ago · 87 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.528 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 1225 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.1Mindanao, Philippines · 1219 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.56 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1218 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.521 km NE of Gigaquit, Philippines · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.519 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 1192 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.716 km NNE of Los Arcos, Philippines · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.55 km ENE of Tago, Philippines · 1258 days ago · 73 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.213 km WSW of Jabonga, Philippines · 1258 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  3. 4.95 km SSE of Dapa, Philippines · 1261 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  4. 5.12 km SE of Jagupit, Philippines · 1269 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kbfp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.