M4.5 earthquake 12 km SW of Jabonga, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Jabonga, Philippines on Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 7:20 PM GMT+8 (11:20 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-21 11:20:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.263° N, 125.441° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.05 km NNE of Bangonay, Philippines · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
- 4.913 km SSE of Union, Philippines · 23 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 4.64 km SW of Cantapoy, Philippines · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.111 km S of Cantapoy, Philippines · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 5.214 km WSW of Jabonga, Philippines · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
- 4.17 km NNW of Adlay, Philippines · 37 days ago · 119 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.65 km SE of Gamut, Philippines · 44 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tcax. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.