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4.5MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

18 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines

USGS

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Bantogon, Philippines on 23 Oct 2026, 09:09 UTC. The hypocentre was 591.3 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. 4 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
591.3 km

deep

Latitude
6.57°N

123.87°E longitude

Time
09:09 UTC

23 Oct 2026

Magnitude
M4.5

mb

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.

591.3 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.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

4 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.8.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.5 earthquake — Bantogon, Philippines · Quakewire