Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 4 km S of Marihatag, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 4 km S of Marihatag, Philippines on Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 4:06 AM GMT+8 (20:06 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 31 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-08 20:06:33 UTC
Depth
61.3 km (38.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.766° N, 126.298° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.1 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.510 km W of Buenavista, Philippines · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.38 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.316 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 251 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 5.031 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 240 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.645 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 227 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.67 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 216 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.65 km SW of Carmen, Philippines · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.315 km E of Socorro, Philippines · 274 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.470 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 286 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.268 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 287 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.468 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 295 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.55 km E of Borbon, Philippines · 296 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s4tl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.