M6.2 earthquake in Philippines on June 15, 2026

Strong M6.2 quake: June 15, 2026, 09:18 UTC, epicenter 76 km east of Pondaguitan. The rupture began 93 km below the surface. The focus was at intermediate depth, which softens the shaking at the surface compared with a shallow quake of the same size.

6.2magnitude

93 kmdepth

09:18time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

33 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Mati (Philippines)109 km
Malita (Philippines)139 km
Davao City (Philippines)167 km
Digos (Philippines)176 km
Panabo (Philippines)178 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 27 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.2.

M5.2 · Jun 18, 16:34 UTC35 km
M5.1 · Aug 13, 09:22 UTC111 km
M5.1 · Jun 17, 03:46 UTC89 km
M5.0 · Aug 22, 06:43 UTC62 km
M4.9 · Sep 28, 15:01 UTC64 km
M4.9 · Aug 27, 18:43 UTC137 km
M4.8 · Aug 19, 17:19 UTC43 km
M4.7 · Oct 16, 12:18 UTC120 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 135 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.8 (June 7, 2026).

M7.8 · June 7, 2026209 km
M7.6 · December 2, 2023263 km
M7.6 · December 15, 1989238 km
M7.5 · March 5, 2002288 km
M7.5 · January 1, 200183 km