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Earthquakes in the Philippines

In the last 30 days there were 34 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the Philippines, and 0 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 5.5, 13 km SW of Burias, Philippines, on 2026-10-08.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in the Philippines

Last 24 hours0
Last 7 days6
Last 30 days34
Last year1,108
Last 5 years4,460

M1+ in the last 7 days: 6. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in the Philippines

1,801 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the Philippines in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Jun 2026, with 359.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in the Philippines

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in the Philippines in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
4.7	72 km S of Basco, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 24, 11:48 UTC
4.6	73 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 23, 21:41 UTC
4.5	18 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines	depth 591 km	Oct 23, 09:09 UTC
5.2	68 km NE of Cabatuan, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 21, 08:37 UTC
4.4	26 km WSW of Balangonan, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 20, 12:32 UTC
4.6	7 km SE of San Julian, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 20, 06:04 UTC
4.7	10 km SE of Lamitan, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 16, 12:18 UTC
4.9	31 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines	depth 74 km	Oct 16, 09:13 UTC
4.6	67 km N of Namuac, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 04:41 UTC
4.8	8 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines	depth 66 km	Oct 13, 15:21 UTC
4.7	124 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 06:01 UTC
4.6	109 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines	depth 121 km	Oct 11, 02:35 UTC
4.3	25 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines	depth 63 km	Oct 9, 15:08 UTC
4.6	17 km NNE of Santa Cruz, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 9, 09:17 UTC
4.3	65 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 8, 19:44 UTC
4.4	48 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines	depth 8 km	Oct 8, 08:34 UTC
5.5	13 km SW of Burias, Philippines	depth 58 km	Oct 8, 08:07 UTC
4.0	5 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines	depth 156 km	Oct 7, 16:58 UTC
4.7	44 km E of Sarangani, Philippines	depth 115 km	Oct 7, 16:42 UTC
4.8	78 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 2, 15:10 UTC
4.4	15 km ESE of Cabacao, Philippines	depth 35 km	Oct 1, 14:43 UTC
4.2	10 km SW of Conner, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 1, 06:42 UTC
5.3	42 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines	depth 10 km	Oct 1, 05:34 UTC
4.1	145 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines	depth 579 km	Sep 30, 20:08 UTC
4.8	10 km SE of Mamburao, Philippines	depth 10 km	Sep 30, 01:34 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in the Philippines, answered

Was there an earthquake in the Philippines today?

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or larger was recorded in the Philippines in the last 24 hours. Smaller ones may still have occurred and appear on the home page under “All” magnitudes.

How many earthquakes does the Philippines have each year?

Over the last five years there were 4,460 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the Philippines, an average of 892 a year. 1,108 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in the Philippines in five years?

A magnitude 7.8 on Jun 7, 2026, 23:37 UTC, 25 km SW of Kablalan, Philippines. See this earthquake

Each earthquake is counted for the region of the nearest listed city within 300 km. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Regions