Philippines earthquakes
31 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Philippines in the past 30 days: 3 in the past week and 2 in the past 24 hours. The largest: M5.3 97 km S of Sarangani, Philippines, Sep 22, 7:48 AM GMT+8.
From the USGS, checked Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:46 PM GMT+8. Times are local to each quake. Outside the United States the catalog is complete from about magnitude 4.5; smaller quakes are listed where a network reported them.
Map
Where every quake below was located in Philippines. Select one for its page.
Past 30 days
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.870 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 6 hr ago · 10 km deep
- 5.397 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 6 hr ago · 10 km deep
- 4.964 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 6 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.010 km NW of Capalonga, Philippines · 10 days ago · 10 km deep
- 5.0154 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 13 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.25 km SE of Ilihan, Philippines · 15 days ago · 134 km deep
- 4.312 km S of Cabcaben, Philippines · 17 days ago · 156 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.70 km NW of Purac, Philippines · 18 days ago · 66 km deep
- 4.47 km WNW of Kalbay, Philippines · 18 days ago · 80 km deep
- 4.2128 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19 days ago · 104 km deep
- 4.45 km WNW of Eden, Philippines · 19 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.539 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 19 days ago · 67 km deep
- 5.244 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 21 days ago · 113 km deep · felt by 11
- 4.913 km SSE of Union, Philippines · 22 days ago · 84 km deep · felt by 2
- 4.356 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines · 23 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.4236 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 23 days ago · 35 km deep
- 4.233 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 24 days ago · 155 km deep
- 4.829 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 24 days ago · 61 km deep · felt by 3
- 4.454 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 25 days ago · 122 km deep
- 4.514 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 25 days ago · 66 km deep
- 4.95 km NW of Culaman, Philippines · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.329 km SE of Sulangan, Philippines · 26 days ago · 35 km deep
- 4.485 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 27 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.694 km N of Basco, Philippines · 27 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.4161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 27 days ago · 41 km deep
- 4.216 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 28 days ago · 20 km deep
- 4.66 km SSE of Paluan, Philippines · 28 days ago · 18 km deep
- 4.779 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 28 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.818 km W of Sarangani, Philippines · 29 days ago · 64 km deep
- 4.756 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 29 days ago · 11 km deep
- 4.270 km W of Basco, Philippines · 30 days ago · 35 km deep
Largest on record in Philippines
The 25 largest in the USGS catalog since 1900, of magnitude 5 and up. Older magnitudes are estimates from historical accounts and early instruments.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
- 2020s2020202120222023202420252026
- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
What this means
Magnitude measures the energy a quake releases: each step up is about 32 times more energy, so an M6 releases about a thousand times the energy of an M4. Intensity measures the shaking at one place, which depends on the distance, the depth and the ground. One quake has one magnitude and many intensities.
| Intensity | Shaking | What people notice |
|---|---|---|
| I | Not felt | Recorded by instruments only. |
| II to III | Weak | Felt by a few people at rest, mostly on upper floors; hanging objects may swing. |
| IV | Light | Felt indoors by many. Dishes, windows and doors rattle; like a heavy truck passing. |
| V | Moderate | Felt by nearly everyone; sleepers wake. Some dishes break and unstable objects tip over. |
| VI | Strong | Felt by all; heavy furniture moves, plaster cracks. Damage is slight. |
| VII | Very strong | Damage slight to moderate in ordinary buildings, considerable in poorly built ones. |
| VIII | Severe | Considerable damage in ordinary buildings, with partial collapse; chimneys and walls fall. |
| IX and up | Violent to extreme | Heavy damage even in well-designed buildings; many shifted off foundations. |
Did I just feel an earthquake?
A quake appears in these lists within minutes: a few for the US, up to twenty for a quake abroad. Search your town above, or open your state. If it was a quake, tell the USGS through its Did You Feel It? form. If shaking starts: drop, cover and hold on; stay indoors until it stops; near the coast, move to high ground after strong or long shaking without waiting for a warning.
Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.