M4.6 earthquake 44 km E of Union, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 44 km E of Union, Philippines on Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 1:00 PM GMT+8 (05:00 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 25 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-15 05:00:25 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.716° N, 126.516° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.543 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 69 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.925 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 65 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 4.460 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.65 km SE of Gamut, Philippines · 53 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.17 km NNW of Adlay, Philippines · 47 days ago · 119 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.779 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.96 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 34 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
- 4.914 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 32 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
- 4.529 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 31 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t279. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.