Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 244 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 244 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, May 4, 2026, 4:55 AM GMT+8 (20:55 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 234 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia. 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
2026-05-03 20:55:00 UTC
Depth
51.7 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.679° N, 126.836° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7224 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 151 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.3203 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 124 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.7191 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 117 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.6187 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 117 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.2241 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 105 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.5246 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 99 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.3223 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia · 95 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.4219 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 94 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.8234 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia · 94 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.4202 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 94 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.3220 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 159 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.8244 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 166 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.2245 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 169 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000si0r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.