M4.6 earthquake 54 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 54 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:08 AM GMT+8 (00:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 96 km S of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-21 00:08:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.914° N, 125.392° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 13.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 since this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.47 km WNW of Kalbay, Philippines · 26 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 28 days ago · 110 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 11
- 4.44 km ENE of Baliton, Philippines · 30 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.356 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 31 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.514 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 33 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.485 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 34 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.216 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 35 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.818 km W of Sarangani, Philippines · 37 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000txlj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.