Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 43 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines on Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 1:39 PM GMT+8 (05:39 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 20 km E of Barcelona, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 1:39 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2024-07-18 05:39:55 UTC
Depth: 50.4 km (31.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.694° N, 126.675° 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 IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.0 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 107°
Stations used: 97

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 68.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mzyb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.