Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 7 km W of Bacolod, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 7 km W of Bacolod, Philippines on Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 12:23 AM GMT+8 (16:23 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 45 km ENE of Aras-asan, 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
2026-02-27 16:23:51 UTC
Depth
78.5 km (48.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
8.927° N, 126.226° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
111

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.65 km SW of Carmen, Philippines · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.945 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.52 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 199 days ago · 73 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.54 km E of Carrascal, Philippines · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.625 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 175 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.017 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 173 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.415 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 159 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.33 km N of Salvacion, Philippines · 157 days ago · 93 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.75 km S of Union, Philippines · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.645 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 226 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 5.031 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 239 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s0se. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.