LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
33 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines on 29 Aug 2026, 09:06 UTC. The hypocentre was 155.2 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 21 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 155.2 km
- Latitude
- 5.93°N
- Time
- 09:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
intermediate
125.98°E longitude
29 Aug 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
155.2 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
21 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
18 Sept 2026, 02:12 UTC · 36.3 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:29 UTC · 106 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:07 UTC · 53.9 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 22:11 UTC · 82.7 km deep