M5.0 earthquake 44 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 2:43 PM GMT+8 (06:43 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-22 06:43:39 UTC
- Depth
- 111.8 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.747° N, 126.722° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people 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 7.6 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 115
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 since this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4116 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.454 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 25 days ago · 122 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.539 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 20 days ago · 67 km deep · 21 km away
Before
- 4.438 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 34 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.878 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 34 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.460 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.396 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.425 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.316 km ENE of Baganga, Philippines · 57 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tmrf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.