Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 40 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines on Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 9:23 PM GMT+8 (13:23 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 32 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 9:23 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2026-07-29 13:23:56 UTC
Depth: 69.9 km (43.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.319° N, 125.097° E
Region: Philippines
Felt reports: 9
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 24°
Stations used: 112

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tgn0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.