Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 62 km E of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 62 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Fri, May 2, 2025, 6:26 AM GMT+8 (22:26 UTC), 96 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 65 km E of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-01 22:26:44 UTC
Depth
95.5 km (59.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.392° N, 126.029° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.8 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.393 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 518 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.431 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 508 days ago · 146 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.961 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 495 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.261 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 493 days ago · 93 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.4155 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 493 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.497 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 481 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 5.021 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 478 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.440 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 478 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.340 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 478 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.3146 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 475 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.610 km NNE of Kalbay, Philippines · 473 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.463 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 470 days ago · 133 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 6.065 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 463 days ago · 100 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 64
  14. 4.962 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 463 days ago · 83 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.342 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 463 days ago · 107 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.142 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 462 days ago · 110 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.4114 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 521 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.274 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 522 days ago · 124 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.383 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 532 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.688 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 535 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.5104 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 535 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.477 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 542 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.383 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 543 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pwgn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.