293 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines

15 days ago

USGS

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 293 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines on 03 Oct 2026, 23:14 UTC. The hypocentre was 575 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention.

Depth: 575 km
Latitude: 3.59°N
Time: 23:14 UTC
Magnitude: M4.5

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.5

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.

575 KM DEEP

Deep earthquakes rarely cause damage. The energy dissipates over hundreds of kilometres before reaching the surface, though it can still be felt far from the epicentre.