Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 53 km E of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 53 km E of Union, Philippines on Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 5:49 AM GMT+8 (21:49 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 34 km ENE of Aras-asan, 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
2023-11-17 21:49:05 UTC
Depth
49.0 km (30.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.749° N, 126.596° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.429 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1050 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.4126 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 1041 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.659 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 1035 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.031 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1035 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.620 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1035 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.663 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.436 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.637 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 5.124 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.917 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.828 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 6.934 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  13. 4.546 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 5.034 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.733 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 5.319 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.475 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.626 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.513 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.538 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.555 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.925 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.340 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.523 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.317 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 5.339 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1034 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 4.637 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 4.553 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.348 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 4.343 km E of Union, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 4.425 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 4.426 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 4.726 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 5.227 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  35. 4.132 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 4.215 km NE of Tago, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.424 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1033 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 5.745 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  39. 4.940 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 4.544 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 4.727 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 5.543 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 4.949 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 4.743 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  45. 4.575 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 4.524 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 5.860 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  48. 4.185 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 4.836 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  50. 4.443 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 4.671 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 4.540 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 4.450 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 4.640 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 4.515 km ENE of Tandag, Philippines · 1032 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 4.385 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1031 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 4.423 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1031 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 4.380 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1031 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 4.753 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1031 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 4.453 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1031 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 4.429 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines · 1051 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.615 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 1051 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.573 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1059 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.020 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 1064 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.511 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1065 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.646 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 1069 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.42 km SW of Cantilan, Philippines · 1070 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.639 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 1077 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.735 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 1078 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.540 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 1078 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.428 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 1079 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lq4a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.