M6.5 earthquake in Philippines on June 26, 2026

On June 26, 2026 at 11:34 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. The epicenter was 44 km southwest of Balangonan, with the focus 42 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.5magnitude

42 kmdepth

11:34time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

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

Nearest cities

General Santos (Philippines)93 km
Koronadal (Philippines)138 km
Malita (Philippines)139 km
Tacurong (Philippines)162 km
Digos (Philippines)166 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 102 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.3.

M6.3 · Aug 5, 04:14 UTC26 km
M6.2 · Jul 14, 15:49 UTC12 km
M5.9 · Jul 6, 08:11 UTC48 km
M5.6 · Aug 5, 21:41 UTC26 km
M5.5 · Oct 8, 08:07 UTC39 km
M5.4 · Jul 11, 10:51 UTC54 km
M5.3 · Sep 21, 23:48 UTC90 km
M5.3 · Aug 13, 18:39 UTC40 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 134 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (August 16, 1976).

M7.9 · August 16, 1976159 km
M7.8 · June 7, 202635 km
M7.6 · July 23, 2010222 km
M7.5 · March 5, 2002123 km
M7.5 · January 1, 2001245 km