M4.5 earthquake 29 km E of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 29 km E of Pilar, Philippines on Tue, Sep 1, 2026, 10:52 AM GMT+8 (02:52 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 65 km E of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-01 02:52:01 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.856° N, 126.372° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.62 km S of Buenavista, Philippines · 12 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.646 km E of Union, Philippines · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 4.765 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 4 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tfvr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.