Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 4 km NNE of Balangonan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Balangonan, Philippines on Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 5:47 PM GMT+8 (09:47 UTC), 64 km (40 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, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 5:47 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2026-07-22 09:47:19 UTC
Depth: 64.1 km (39.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 5.613° N, 125.368° E
Region: Philippines
Felt reports: 4
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.0 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 46°
Stations used: 131

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 80.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t2fj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.