Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 16 km ENE of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Union, Philippines on Tue, Jan 6, 2026, 3:31 AM GMT+8 (19:31 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 31 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-05 19:31:23 UTC
Depth
34.9 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.808° N, 126.247° E
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.411 km WNW of San Benito, Philippines · 264 days ago · 119 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.813 km W of San Benito, Philippines · 262 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.510 km W of Buenavista, Philippines · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.38 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.222 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 5.031 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 239 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 5.00 km NNE of Dinagat, Philippines · 238 days ago · 163 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.645 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 226 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.75 km S of Union, Philippines · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.67 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 216 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.65 km SW of Carmen, Philippines · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.33 km ENE of Socorro, Philippines · 271 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.315 km E of Socorro, Philippines · 274 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.524 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 285 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.44 km SSE of Lanuza, Philippines · 296 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrnh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.