M4.3 earthquake 96 km E of Santiago, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 96 km E of Santiago, Philippines on Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 7:14 AM GMT+8 (23:14 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-11 23:14:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.155° N, 127.435° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 25
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.438 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 43 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.463 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 42 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.044 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 41 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
- 4.4116 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.964 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkqn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.