Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 108 km E of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 108 km E of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 1:01 PM GMT+8 (05:01 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-01 05:01:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.314° N, 126.437° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.095 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 181 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 11
  2. 4.289 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 167 days ago · 112 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4120 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 152 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.677 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 146 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.2140 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 143 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.074 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 141 days ago · 124 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.7104 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 134 days ago · 136 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.099 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 130 days ago · 115 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.673 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 125 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.650 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 125 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.1100 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 195 days ago · 123 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.4114 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 199 days ago · 93 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.079 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 208 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.335 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 209 days ago · 145 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.5174 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 213 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000snyp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.