Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 34 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines on Sun, May 24, 2026, 4:24 PM GMT+8 (08:24 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-24 08:24:15 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.138° N, 126.537° E
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 13.8 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.133 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 133 days ago · 53 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  2. 5.510 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 133 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 11
  3. 4.56 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 129 days ago · 83 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.521 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 126 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 5.15 km ESE of Maygatasan, Philippines · 117 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 5.158 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 112 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.543 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 104 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 5.090 km E of Union, Philippines · 100 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.644 km E of Union, Philippines · 81 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.318 km NE of Gamut, Philippines · 74 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.212 km WNW of Gamut, Philippines · 154 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 5.020 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 157 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.33 km N of Salvacion, Philippines · 160 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000spci. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.