Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 174 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 174 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 7:25 PM GMT+8 (11:25 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 95 km SE of Sarangani, 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
2026-03-03 11:25:33 UTC
Depth
35.9 km (22.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
4.615° N, 126.829° E
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 10.7 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
29

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. 4.4114 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 198 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.1100 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 194 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.3161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.2108 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 6.095 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 180 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  6. 4.2204 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 179 days ago · 133 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.1216 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 158 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.3203 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 216 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.8180 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 229 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.4196 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 230 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2126 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.4157 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 236 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sglk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.