M4.4 earthquake 60 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 60 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 4:20 PM GMT+8 (08:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 22 km ESE of Socorro, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-06 08:20:11 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.034° N, 126.841° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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 12.4 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.65 km SE of Gamut, Philippines · 56 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.779 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.822 km ESE of Socorro, Philippines · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.62 km S of Buenavista, Philippines · 15 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tjya. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.