M4.5 earthquake 37 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 37 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 6:45 PM GMT+8 (10:45 UTC), 177 km (110 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 67 km SE 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-24 10:45:54 UTC
- Depth
- 177.1 km (110.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.066° N, 125.434° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.6 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2126 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.371 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 226 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.277 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 224 days ago · 133 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.0133 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 220 days ago · 141 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.367 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 218 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
- 4.35 km ENE of Baliton, Philippines · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 4.666 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.56 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines · 253 days ago · 199 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.8103 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 264 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.16 km NW of Kalbay, Philippines · 270 days ago · 152 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrsh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.