Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 37 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines on Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 1:59 PM GMT+8 (05:59 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 41 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2026-08-05 05:59:18 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
5.154° N, 125.234° E
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 53 since this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.455 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.942 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.344 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.443 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.440 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.446 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.372 km S of Lumatil, Philippines · 56 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.941 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.542 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.558 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.423 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.59 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.433 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.641 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.528 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.419 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.658 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.345 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 5.641 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 15
  20. 4.433 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 4.835 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 4.435 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.751 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 56 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 4.747 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 54 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 4.610 km SW of Caburan, Philippines · 54 days ago · 143 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.538 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 54 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 4.563 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 54 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 4.956 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 53 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 4.529 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.682 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 52 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.566 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 52 days ago · 155 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 4.237 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 52 days ago · 93 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 4.644 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 51 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 5.312 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 48 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  35. 4.928 km WSW of Balangonan, Philippines · 48 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  36. 4.549 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 47 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 4.411 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 47 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 4.469 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 46 days ago · 96 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 4.064 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 43 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.524 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 43 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 4.820 km SSW of Balangonan, Philippines · 42 days ago · 81 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  42. 4.818 km W of Sarangani, Philippines · 38 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 4.216 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 36 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 4.485 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 4.90 km SSE of Caburan, Philippines · 34 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  46. 4.514 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 34 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 4.356 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 4.44 km ENE of Baliton, Philippines · 31 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 5.239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 29 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 11
  50. 4.47 km WNW of Kalbay, Philippines · 27 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 4.654 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 5.396 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 4.5104 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 17 hr ago · 157 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.930 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.672 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.643 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.942 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.640 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.961 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.561 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 5.230 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  9. 6.332 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 66
  10. 4.511 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 59 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.318 km W of Sarangani, Philippines · 60 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.269 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.624 km SW of Burias, Philippines · 61 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  14. 4.552 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 61 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.464 km S of Lumatil, Philippines · 63 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 5.040 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 63 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 9
  17. 5.05 km NNE of Balangonan, Philippines · 63 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 11
  18. 4.313 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 64 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.216 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 66 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.468 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 67 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ti80. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.