M4.4 earthquake 236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 9:57 AM GMT+8 (01:57 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 226 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-30 01:57:43 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.671° N, 126.708° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.4161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 28 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.3218 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 44 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.1201 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.9224 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 44 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.4208 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.7154 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 51 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.1208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 52 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tebb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.