Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 23 km E of Lapuan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 23 km E of Lapuan, Philippines on Fri, Aug 14, 2026, 3:43 PM GMT+8 (07:43 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 78 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-14 07:43:53 UTC
Depth
149.8 km (93.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
6.148° N, 125.910° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 since this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.460 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.878 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.756 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 31 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.95 km NW of Culaman, Philippines · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.454 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 26 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.233 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 26 days ago · 155 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.356 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.44 km ENE of Baliton, Philippines · 25 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.536 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 21 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.47 km WNW of Kalbay, Philippines · 20 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.221 km ENE of Lais, Philippines · 14 hr ago · 150 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 5.119 km ENE of Lapuan, Philippines · 42 days ago · 93 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 12
  2. 4.533 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 43 days ago · 150 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.610 km SW of Caburan, Philippines · 47 days ago · 143 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.419 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 5.05 km NNE of Balangonan, Philippines · 57 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 11
  6. 4.468 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 60 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 5.04 km NNE of Balangonan, Philippines · 64 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  8. 5.16 km NW of Sugal, Philippines · 64 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  9. 5.36 km E of Pangyan, Philippines · 69 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tlw1. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.