Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 19 km E of Lapuan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 19 km E of Lapuan, Philippines on Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 1:22 AM GMT+8 (17:22 UTC), 142 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 72 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2024-08-26 17:22:28 UTC
Depth
141.8 km (88.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.145° N, 125.877° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.628 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 761 days ago · 135 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.664 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 751 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.291 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 744 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.543 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 727 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.762 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 726 days ago · 114 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.062 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 726 days ago · 168 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.418 km SW of San Remigio, Philippines · 724 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.521 km W of Sigaboy, Philippines · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.972 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 719 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.355 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 719 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.625 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 712 days ago · 147 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.576 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 707 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.43 km NW of Caburan, Philippines · 769 days ago · 92 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.220 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 780 days ago · 156 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.611 km SW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 791 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nmwu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.