Earthquakes in the Philippines

No events have been recorded in the Philippines in the past 30 days, and 5 of the events on record reached magnitude 5 or above — the level at which damage becomes a genuine concern for vulnerable construction. The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the belt of subduction zones responsible for roughly 90% of the world's earthquakes.

11 earthquakes have been recorded in the Philippines in our catalogue, 0 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.9 and the average focal depth 58 km. 11 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 5 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in the Philippines in this period was a magnitude 5.6 event near Pagudpud, Philippines on 30 December 2024, at a depth of 51 km. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake radiates roughly 3,788 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include San Francisco (2), Hinoba-an (1), Caibiran (1), Pagudpud (1), Davao City (1).

82% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 18% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 228 km beneath Calatagan, Philippines on 18 December 2024.

By band, the catalogue holds 6 in the magnitude 4 range, 5 in the magnitude 5 range.

The busiest single day was 26 December 2024, with 3 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.