M6.5 earthquake in Philippines on June 8, 2026

On June 8, 2026 at 00:55 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. The epicenter was 18 km southwest of Balangonan, with the focus 75 km deep. The focus was at intermediate depth, which softens the shaking at the surface compared with a shallow quake of the same size.

6.5magnitude

75 kmdepth

00:55time 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)71 km
Malita (Philippines)113 km
Koronadal (Philippines)121 km
Digos (Philippines)143 km
Tacurong (Philippines)148 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 UTC26 km
M6.3 · Aug 5, 04:14 UTC34 km
M6.2 · Jul 14, 15:49 UTC18 km
M5.9 · Jul 6, 08:11 UTC62 km
M5.6 · Aug 5, 21:41 UTC40 km
M5.5 · Oct 8, 08:07 UTC16 km
M5.5 · Jun 15, 15:30 UTC20 km
M5.5 · Jun 8, 11:22 UTC13 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 137 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (August 16, 1976).

M7.9 · August 16, 1976158 km
M7.8 · June 7, 202623 km
M7.6 · July 23, 2010223 km
M7.5 · March 5, 2002124 km
M7.5 · January 1, 2001218 km