M4.2 earthquake 12 km WNW of Gamut, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Gamut, Philippines on Sun, May 3, 2026, 11:36 AM GMT+8 (03:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 10 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-05-03 03:36:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.035° N, 126.057° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.634 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 131 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.133 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 130 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
- 5.510 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 130 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 11
- 4.56 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 127 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.521 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 124 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.15 km ESE of Maygatasan, Philippines · 115 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 5.158 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 5.020 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 155 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 4.33 km N of Salvacion, Philippines · 158 days ago · 93 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.58 km N of Gigaquit, Philippines · 168 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 4.017 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 174 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.625 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 176 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sx5q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.