M4.5 earthquake 8 km N of Gigaquit, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km N of Gigaquit, Philippines on Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 2:47 PM GMT+8 (06:47 UTC), 120 km (75 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-17 06:47:16 UTC
- Depth
- 120.2 km (74.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.671° N, 125.706° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.8 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.212 km WNW of Gamut, Philippines · 155 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.710 km W of San Benito, Philippines · 138 days ago · 88 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
- 5.510 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 134 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
- 4.545 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 128 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.35 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 115 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sqqr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.