LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
124 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 124 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on 28 Sept 2026, 15:01 UTC. The hypocentre was 78.2 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 8 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 78.2 km
- Latitude
- 5.63°N
- Time
- 15:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.9
intermediate
127.03°E longitude
28 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.9
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 338 tonnes of TNT.
78.2 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
8 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
28 Sept 2026, 14:55 UTC · 5 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 14:43 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 13:22 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 12:14 UTC · 573.1 km deep