M 4.7 earthquake – 72 km S of Basco, Philippines
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Local time: Oct 24, 2026 · 19:48 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 10 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.7body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 19.805, 122.087165 km from Sanchez-Mira
- Energy released
- 169 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 340USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 13, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 169 tons of TNT, 2.8 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Philippines.
- 7.4 85 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan Jul 23, 1978
- 7.2 38 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan Aug 15, 1959
- 7.2 108 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan Jan 11, 1908
- 7.2 7 km N of Agbannawag, Philippines Dec 29, 1949
- 7.1 51 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan Aug 22, 1936
- 7.1 43 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan Apr 16, 1925
- 7.1 30 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan Dec 26, 2006
- 7.1 62 km N of San Vicente, Philippines Aug 26, 1979