Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 3 km S of Nangan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 3 km S of Nangan, Philippines on Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 1:55 PM GMT+8 (05:55 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-26 05:55:25 UTC
Depth
67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.439° N, 126.129° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.140 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 635 days ago · 133 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.578 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 631 days ago · 155 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.676 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 625 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.03 km SSW of Suyan, Philippines · 623 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.338 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 623 days ago · 150 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.567 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 620 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.220 km WSW of Sigaboy, Philippines · 619 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.54 km ENE of Manikling, Philippines · 610 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.252 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 609 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.345 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 654 days ago · 136 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.564 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 660 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.46 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 666 days ago · 173 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pfnl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.