Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 15 km depth3 May 12:27 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 3, 2026 12:21:44 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, May 3, 2026, at 12:21 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth15 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude5.72°N / 126.62°ETalaud Islands Regency, Sulawesi Utara, PhilippinesSeismic antipode5.72°S / 53.38°WBrazilShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoBalut (142 km / 88 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoMay 3, 2026 12:21 GMT / May 3, 2026 12:21 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 5.72 / 126.62: Mindanao, PhilippinesSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22967394',5.72000,126.62000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Mindanao, Philippines',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in PhilippinesNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Pondaguitan, a town with 2,100 inhabitants in the Philippines, in 86 km (54 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry19 km (12 mi)S of epicenterMiangas(pop: 816)III: WeakSulawesi UtaraIndonesia86 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterPondaguitan(pop: 2,140)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines100 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterNangan(pop: 3,360)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines108 km (67 mi)W of epicenterMangili(pop: 3,020)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines111 km (69 mi)W of epicenterCaburan(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines112 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterLapuan(pop: 3,830)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines116 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterTibanbang(pop: 7,840)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines121 km (75 mi)NW of epicenterTalagutong(pop: 7,980)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines124 km (77 mi)W of epicenterKalbay(pop: 4,340)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines131 km (82 mi)NW of epicenterKinangan(pop: 4,560)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterNuing(pop: 2,610)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines132 km (82 mi)N of epicenterBobon(pop: 4,520)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines133 km (82 mi)W of epicenterSarangani(pop: 7,510)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines136 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterMalita(pop: 118,400)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines136 km (85 mi)NW of epicenterBatobato(pop: 9,710)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines141 km (88 mi)W of epicenterBalangonan(pop: 2,330)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines142 km (88 mi)W of epicenterSuyan(pop: 7,230)II: Very weakPhilippines144 km (90 mi)N of epicenterMati(pop: 105,900)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines146 km (91 mi)NW of epicenterBuhangin(pop: 4,390)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines147 km (92 mi)NW of epicenterLupon(pop: 68,700)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines157 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Maria(pop: 16,800)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines163 km (101 mi)NW of epicenterSan Remigio(pop: 2,150)I: Not feltDavao del Norte, DavaoPhilippines168 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterNew Baclayon(pop: 3,800)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines176 km (110 mi)NW of epicenterGuihing Proper(pop: 12,500)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines181 km (112 mi)NW of epicenterDigos(pop: 116,100)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines184 km (115 mi)NW of epicenterAstorga(pop: 10,700)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippinesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-05-3EpicenterAgency3.915 km9.3 mi12:21:44Mindanao, PhilippinesBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 937 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.5 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 8.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 113 quakes per year (or 9.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 437 quakes per year (or 36.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 918 quakes per year (or 76 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 936 quakes per year (or 78 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake