Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 6 km NNE of Baculin, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Baculin, Philippines on Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 2:31 PM GMT+8 (06:31 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km ESE of Manay, 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
2026-01-16 06:31:03 UTC
Depth
83.0 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.499° N, 126.614° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
44

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.654 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 259 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.135 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 252 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.574 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.348 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.311 km ENE of Talisay, Philippines · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.136 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 223 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.436 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.439 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 212 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.719 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 209 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.42 km NNW of Manay, Philippines · 199 days ago · 93 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.724 km WSW of San Pedro, Philippines · 264 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.133 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 266 days ago · 175 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.723 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.955 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.373 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.653 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.98 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.962 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 5.449 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.429 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.590 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 6.435 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 268 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 36 · tsunami flag
  13. 4.418 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 5.026 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 274 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  15. 4.623 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 275 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.138 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 287 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.924 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 287 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.783 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rq14. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.