Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 140 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 140 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, May 13, 2026, 7:10 AM GMT+8 (23:10 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 51 km ESE 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
2026-05-12 23:10:11 UTC
Depth
78.9 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
4.748° N, 126.549° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.8 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.074 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 140 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.099 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 130 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.3203 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 124 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.551 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 118 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.296 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 117 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.669 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 116 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.395 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 116 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.747 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 116 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.669 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 116 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.851 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 113 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.180 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 112 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.2112 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 111 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.395 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 109 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.495 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 106 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.394 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 100 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.4100 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 97 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.4202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 93 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.279 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 87 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.289 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 166 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sz13. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.