Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 22 km ESE of Socorro, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Socorro, Philippines on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 10:03 AM GMT+8 (02:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-15 02:03:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.533° N, 126.148° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 since this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.62 km S of Buenavista, Philippines · 15 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.719 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.765 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.529 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.914 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 35 days ago · 63 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.96 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 37 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  4. 5.05 km NNE of Bangonay, Philippines · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.512 km SW of Jabonga, Philippines · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.64 km SW of Cantapoy, Philippines · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 5.111 km S of Cantapoy, Philippines · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  8. 5.214 km WSW of Jabonga, Philippines · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  9. 4.17 km NNW of Adlay, Philippines · 50 days ago · 119 km deep · 32 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thiw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.