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4.4MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

54 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

USGS

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 54 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on 28 Aug 2026, 17:41 UTC. The hypocentre was 122 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 20 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
122 km

intermediate

Latitude
6.46°N

126.66°E longitude

Time
17:41 UTC

28 Aug 2026

Magnitude
M4.4

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.4

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.

122 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

20 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.4 earthquake — Pondaguitan, Philippines · Quakewire