Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 8 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines on Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 8:53 AM GMT+8 (00:53 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 17 km ESE of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2024-04-16 00:53:39 UTC
Depth
21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.828° N, 126.163° E
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 9.2 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.017 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 896 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.58 km SSW of Gamut, Philippines · 883 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.616 km ENE of Carrascal, Philippines · 863 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.531 km ESE of Tubajon, Philippines · 860 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.327 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 860 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.51 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 854 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.03 km ENE of Capalayan, Philippines · 851 days ago · 154 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.49 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 851 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.335 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 842 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.240 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 837 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.91 km SW of La Paz, Philippines · 915 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.45 km ENE of Cagdianao, Philippines · 916 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.510 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 917 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mti4. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.