Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 53 km SE of Bobon, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 53 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 7:04 PM GMT+8 (11:04 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-16 11:04:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.571° N, 126.711° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.654 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 259 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.52 km WSW of Luzon, Philippines · 256 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.311 km ENE of Talisay, Philippines · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.680 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 231 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.436 km SE of Tarragona, Philippines · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.326 km ENE of Nangan, Philippines · 214 days ago · 93 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.719 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 210 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.335 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 210 days ago · 145 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.584 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 208 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.42 km NNW of Manay, Philippines · 200 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.7139 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.724 km WSW of San Pedro, Philippines · 264 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.133 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 267 days ago · 175 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.955 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.373 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 269 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.653 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 269 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.98 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 269 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.962 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 269 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 5.449 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 269 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.429 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 269 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 6.435 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 269 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 36 · tsunami flag
  12. 4.418 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 269 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.8122 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.623 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 275 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.575 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 276 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.783 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 288 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s66e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.