M 4.5 earthquake – 29 km E of Pilar, Philippines
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Local time: Sep 1, 2026 · 10:52 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 35 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.5body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 35 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 9.856, 126.37289 km from Tandag
- Energy released
- 85 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 312USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Aug 31, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 85 tons of TNT, 5.6 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Philippines.
- 7.8 77 km E of Baculin, Philippines May 25, 1943
- 7.7 74 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines Jul 12, 1911
- 7.6 19 km E of Gamut, Philippines Dec 2, 2023
- 7.6 89 km E of Sulangan, Philippines Aug 31, 2012
- 7.6 37 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines Dec 15, 1989
- 7.4 62 km E of Baculin, Philippines Nov 11, 1921
- 7.4 12 km E of Santiago, Philippines Oct 10, 2025
- 7.3 108 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines Mar 19, 1952
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.