Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 25 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 25 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:45 PM GMT+8 (10:45 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 10 km E of Cortes, 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
2026-04-09 10:45:37 UTC
Depth
40.2 km (25.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.894° N, 126.546° 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, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
63

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. 4.017 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 174 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.493 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.415 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 160 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.33 km N of Salvacion, Philippines · 158 days ago · 93 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 5.020 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 155 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.212 km WNW of Gamut, Philippines · 152 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.69 km WSW of Barcelona, Philippines · 144 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.634 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 131 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 5.133 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 131 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  10. 5.510 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 131 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 11
  11. 4.56 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 127 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.521 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 124 days ago · 57 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 4.54 km E of Carrascal, Philippines · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.52 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 200 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.945 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000snnr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.