Philippines earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 1 km SW of La Paz, Philippines

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 1 km SW of La Paz, Philippines on Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 8:38 AM GMT+8 (00:38 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 40 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-28 00:38:55 UTC
Depth
77.0 km (47.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
8.976° N, 126.257° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.2 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
15

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m9np. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.