M4.0 earthquake 3 km ENE of Capalayan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Capalayan, Philippines on Fri, May 31, 2024, 2:11 PM GMT+8 (06:11 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 9 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-05-31 06:11:14 UTC
- Depth
- 154.0 km (95.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.754° N, 125.574° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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 11.8 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.49 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 851 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.335 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 842 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.510 km ESE of Hingatungan, Philippines · 821 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.09 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 819 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.67 km W of Santa Monica, Philippines · 817 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mqr1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.