M4.8 earthquake 29 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Sat, Aug 29, 2026, 2:32 PM GMT+8 (06:32 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 13 km SSE of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-29 06:32:54 UTC
- Depth
- 60.9 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.976° N, 126.348° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.7 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.329 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.17 km NNW of Adlay, Philippines · 37 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.328 km S of Sulangan, Philippines · 52 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.536 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.435 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 53 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tcsc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.