Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 49 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 49 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines on Wed, Nov 27, 2024, 4:59 PM GMT+8 (08:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 20 km SE of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2024-11-27 08:59:03 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.141° N, 126.688° E
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.1 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.256 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 672 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.949 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 666 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.113 km WSW of San Miguel, Philippines · 665 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.536 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 653 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.453 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 651 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 5.420 km SE of Union, Philippines · 642 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 19
  7. 4.830 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 629 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.618 km SSE of Union, Philippines · 616 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 4.542 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 673 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.23 km N of Tagbina, Philippines · 690 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nug7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.