M4.4 earthquake 63 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 63 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines on Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 8:17 AM GMT+8 (00:17 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 44 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-22 00:17:02 UTC
- Depth
- 45.2 km (28.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.700° N, 126.909° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.044 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 41 days ago · 112 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
- 4.4116 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.454 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 34 days ago · 122 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.536 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 29 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.496 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 4.438 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.878 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.396 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 51 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.425 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 61 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tccf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.