Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 6 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 7:30 AM GMT+8 (23:30 UTC), 199 km (123 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 67 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
2026-01-23 23:30:16 UTC
Depth
198.7 km (123.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.446° N, 125.501° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.666 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.537 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 254 days ago · 177 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.58 km E of Kalian, Philippines · 248 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.371 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 227 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.277 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 225 days ago · 133 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.388 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 224 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 5.367 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 219 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.335 km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 212 days ago · 145 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.079 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 211 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.1100 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 198 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.35 km ENE of Baliton, Philippines · 195 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.16 km NW of Kalbay, Philippines · 271 days ago · 152 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.294 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 282 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.384 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 282 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrqm. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.