Earthquakes in the Philippines — May 2026

24 earthquakes were recorded in the Philippines during May 2026, an average of 0.8 per day.

24 reached magnitude 4 or above and 8 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 88 km.

The month's largest event in the Philippines was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake near Nena, Philippines on 04 May 2026 at 06:09 UTC. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake radiates roughly 15,080 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 up from the 12 recorded the previous month.

71% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 21% intermediate (70–300 km) and 8% 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, 7 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 30 May, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M6.0 near Nena, Philippines on 04 May at 73 km; M5.5 near Cortes, Philippines on 24 May at 34 km; M5.5 near Baganga, Philippines on 06 May at 10 km.

That is 31% below the 35 events the Philippines averages per month across the 21 months on record.