Earthquakes in the Philippines

Seismic activity in the Philippines is moderate by global standards, with 20 events recorded in the past 30 days, and 224 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, and the depth distribution below shows the subducting slab beneath it directly.

734 earthquakes have been recorded in the Philippines in our catalogue, 20 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.9 and the average focal depth 65 km. 734 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 224 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in the Philippines in this period was a magnitude 7.8 event near Burias, Philippines on 07 June 2026, at a depth of 35 km. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake radiates roughly 7.6 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Sarangani (155), Pondaguitan (54), Santiago (33), Balangonan (25), Basco (24).

71% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 26% intermediate (70–300 km) and 3% 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 4.1 earthquake at 604 km beneath Latung, Philippines on 02 May 2026.

By band, the catalogue holds 510 in the magnitude 4 range, 204 in the magnitude 5 range, 18 in the magnitude 6 range, 2 in the magnitude 7 range.

The busiest single day was 08 June 2026, with 40 recorded events.

5 of these events carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information. That link flag does not mean a tsunami occurred or that a warning was issued.