Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 26 km E of Lamitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 26 km E of Lamitan, Philippines on Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 10:30 PM GMT+8 (14:30 UTC), 148 km (92 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 1 km NNW of Caburan, 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
2024-01-23 14:30:17 UTC
Depth
148.3 km (92.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.118° N, 125.941° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.338 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 981 days ago · 153 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.55 km SSW of Sigaboy, Philippines · 971 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.415 km E of Nangan, Philippines · 971 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.331 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 968 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.623 km W of Magdug, Philippines · 967 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.623 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 964 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.415 km WSW of Sigaboy, Philippines · 962 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.71 km NNW of Caburan, Philippines · 941 days ago · 189 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.520 km W of Surup, Philippines · 938 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.481 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 934 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.617 km ENE of Malita, Philippines · 932 days ago · 152 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.44 km SW of Luzon, Philippines · 929 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.319 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 986 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.629 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 987 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.212 km ENE of Suyan, Philippines · 1009 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 16

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lu50. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.