Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 36 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 7:36 AM GMT+8 (23:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 6 km NE of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-07-31 23:36:03 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.746° N, 126.098° E
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 14.0 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.328 km S of Sulangan, Philippines · 52 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.413 km ESE of Hinundayan, Philippines · 51 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.3123 km E of Sulangan, Philippines · 51 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.329 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.96 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 25 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.435 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 53 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.925 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 56 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.928 km ESE of Dulag, Philippines · 75 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.969 km NE of Sulangan, Philippines · 76 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thcu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.