M4.6 earthquake 4 km SW of Cantapoy, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Cantapoy, Philippines on Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 6:13 PM GMT+8 (10:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 5 km NNE of Bangonay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-21 10:13:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.463° N, 125.409° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 63
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.512 km SW of Jabonga, Philippines · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.05 km NNE of Bangonay, Philippines · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
- 4.96 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 35 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
- 4.914 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 33 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
- 4.62 km S of Buenavista, Philippines · 12 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 5.111 km S of Cantapoy, Philippines · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 5.214 km WSW of Jabonga, Philippines · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
- 4.17 km NNW of Adlay, Philippines · 47 days ago · 119 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.413 km ESE of Hinundayan, Philippines · 61 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tcat. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.