Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 18 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines on Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 1:57 AM GMT+8 (17:57 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 35 km E of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-06 17:57:28 UTC
Depth
60.7 km (37.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.416° N, 126.747° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.435 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 36 · tsunami flag
  2. 4.590 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.429 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 91 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 5.449 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.962 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.98 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.653 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 267 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.373 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 267 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.955 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 267 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.723 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 267 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.133 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 266 days ago · 175 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.724 km WSW of San Pedro, Philippines · 263 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.46 km NNE of Baculin, Philippines · 258 days ago · 83 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.653 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.654 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 258 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.135 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.574 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.348 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.311 km ENE of Talisay, Philippines · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.136 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 222 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.436 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 216 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.439 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 212 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 4.719 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 208 days ago · 81 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 5.026 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 273 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.623 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 274 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.138 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 286 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.924 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 287 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.783 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.441 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 293 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s4jk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.