M4.4 earthquake 5 km WSW of Balatero, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Balatero, Philippines on Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 9:59 AM GMT+8 (01:59 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 9 km E of Mamburao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-14 01:59:18 UTC
- Depth
- 106.2 km (66.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.484° N, 120.878° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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 8.2 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.34 km ESE of Santa Clara, Philippines · 71 days ago · 196 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.121 km ESE of Looc, Philippines · 66 days ago · 199 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.39 km E of Mamburao, Philippines · 57 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 20
- 4.522 km WSW of Evangelista, Philippines · 54 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.522 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 42 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.66 km SSE of Paluan, Philippines · 38 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.41 km SW of Looc, Philippines · 28 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 4.39 km N of Sabang, Philippines · 26 days ago · 139 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t08d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.