Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 50 km E of Baculin, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 50 km E of Baculin, Philippines on Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 1:56 PM GMT+8 (05:56 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 22 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-08 05:56:23 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.517° N, 127.041° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
260°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.338 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 169 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.464 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 160 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.415 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 160 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.46 km SSE of Manay, Philippines · 155 days ago · 142 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.56 km ENE of Baganga, Philippines · 154 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.645 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 5.522 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 148 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 13
  8. 4.445 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.339 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.953 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 130 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.492 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 188 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.42 km NNW of Manay, Philippines · 199 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000squ5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.