M6.3 earthquake in Philippines on August 5, 2026

Strong M6.3 quake: August 5, 2026, 04:14 UTC, epicenter 32 km southwest of Sarangani. The rupture began 10 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.3magnitude

10 kmdepth

04:14time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

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

Nearest cities

General Santos (Philippines)104 km
Malita (Philippines)142 km
Koronadal (Philippines)155 km
Digos (Philippines)175 km
Tacurong (Philippines)181 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 53 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.6.

M5.6 · Aug 5, 21:41 UTC9 km
M5.5 · Oct 8, 08:07 UTC50 km
M5.3 · Sep 21, 23:48 UTC75 km
M5.3 · Aug 13, 18:39 UTC21 km
M5.2 · Sep 1, 13:22 UTC43 km
M5.2 · Aug 5, 04:25 UTC18 km
M5.1 · Aug 13, 09:22 UTC134 km
M5.1 · Aug 5, 05:59 UTC6 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 139 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (August 16, 1976).

M7.9 · August 16, 1976184 km
M7.8 · June 7, 202653 km
M7.6 · July 23, 2010247 km
M7.5 · March 5, 2002148 km
M7.5 · January 1, 2001239 km