Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 29 km ESE of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Union, Philippines on Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 5:50 AM GMT+8 (21:50 UTC), 44 km (27 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-17 21:50:46 UTC
Depth
43.5 km (27.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.662° N, 126.362° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 115.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lq4c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.