M4.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Lapinigan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Lapinigan, Philippines on Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 7:29 PM GMT+8 (11:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 4 km NNE of Talacogon, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-12-26 11:29:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.307° N, 126.007° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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 III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.830 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 628 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 4.434 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.04 km NNE of Talacogon, Philippines · 621 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
Before
- 5.33 km ESE of Borbon, Philippines · 643 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 15
- 4.453 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 651 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.113 km WSW of San Miguel, Philippines · 665 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.949 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 666 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pfpp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.