Earthquakes in the Philippines — February 2026

20 earthquakes were recorded in the Philippines during February 2026, an average of 0.7 per day.

20 reached magnitude 4 or above and 4 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 126 km.

The month's largest event in the Philippines was a magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Sarangani, Philippines on 28 February 2026 at 17:22 UTC. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake radiates roughly 1,898 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the the Philippines monthly average of 35 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and down from the 60 recorded the previous month.

40% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 50% intermediate (70–300 km) and 10% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 16 in the magnitude 4 range, 4 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 05 February, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.4 near Sarangani, Philippines on 28 February at 94 km; M5.3 near Pondaguitan, Philippines on 14 February at 75 km; M5.1 near Namuac, Philippines on 22 February at 40 km.

That is 42% below the 35 events the Philippines averages per month across the 21 months on record.