Earthquakes in the Philippines — January 2026

60 earthquakes were recorded in the Philippines during January 2026, an average of 1.9 per day.

60 reached magnitude 4 or above and 18 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 43 km.

The month's largest event in the Philippines was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake near Baculin, Philippines on 07 January 2026 at 03:02 UTC. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake radiates roughly 60,036 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the the Philippines monthly average of 35 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 26 recorded the previous month.

83% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 15% intermediate (70–300 km) and 2% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 42 in the magnitude 4 range, 17 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 28 January, when 15 events were recorded.

1 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M6.4 near Baculin, Philippines on 07 January at 35 km; M5.9 near Sangay, Philippines on 28 January at 10 km; M5.6 near Bantogon, Philippines on 28 January at 10 km.

That is 74% above the 35 events the Philippines averages per month across the 21 months on record.