M4.5 earthquake 12 km S of Calatagan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km S of Calatagan, Philippines on Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 4:37 AM GMT+8 (20:37 UTC), 157 km (98 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-07 20:37:39 UTC
- Depth
- 157.4 km (97.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 13.719° N, 120.641° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 67
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
- 4.45 km WSW of Balatero, Philippines · 71 days ago · 106 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.34 km ESE of Santa Clara, Philippines · 61 days ago · 196 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.121 km ESE of Looc, Philippines · 56 days ago · 199 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.39 km E of Mamburao, Philippines · 47 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 20
- 4.522 km WSW of Evangelista, Philippines · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.522 km W of Harrison, Philippines · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.66 km SSE of Paluan, Philippines · 28 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.312 km S of Cabcaben, Philippines · 18 days ago · 156 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tase. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.