M6.1 earthquake in Philippines on June 7, 2026

On June 7, 2026 at 23:48 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.1 earthquake. The epicenter was 19 km southwest of Balangonan, with the focus 45 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.1magnitude

45 kmdepth

23:48time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

General Santos (Philippines)73 km
Malita (Philippines)115 km
Koronadal (Philippines)123 km
Digos (Philippines)145 km
Tacurong (Philippines)150 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 200 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.5.

M6.5 · Jun 26, 11:34 UTC25 km
M6.3 · Aug 5, 04:14 UTC32 km
M6.2 · Jul 14, 15:49 UTC16 km
M5.9 · Jul 6, 08:11 UTC60 km
M5.6 · Aug 5, 21:41 UTC38 km
M5.5 · Oct 8, 08:07 UTC18 km
M5.5 · Jun 15, 15:30 UTC22 km
M5.5 · Jun 8, 11:22 UTC15 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 135 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (August 16, 1976).

M7.9 · August 16, 1976160 km
M7.8 · June 7, 202624 km
M7.6 · July 23, 2010224 km
M7.5 · March 5, 2002125 km
M7.5 · January 1, 2001220 km