Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 85 km depth29 Apr 02:25 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 29, 2026 02:20:00 UTC - Local time at epicenter29 April 2026 - 10:20 AM (PST)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth85 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude16.6°N / 120.25°ELa Union, Ilocos, PhilippinesSeismic antipode16.6°S / 59.75°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourcePHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Nearest volcanoSanto Tomas (44 km / 27 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 agoApr 29, 2026 02:20 GMT / 29 April 2026 - 10:20 AM (PST)Lat / Lng: 16.6 / 120.25: Philippines: 007 km S 75° W of City of San Fernando (La Union)Source: PHIVOLCSDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22955164',16.60000,120.25000,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Philippines: 007 km S 75° W of City of San Fernando (La Union)',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 San Fernando, a town with 83,000 inhabitants in the Philippines, in 7.4 km (4.6 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of the Philippines, Manila, 235 km (146 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry7 km (5 mi)E of epicenterSan Fernando(pop: 83,000)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines12 km (7 mi)SE of epicenterBauang(pop: 77,700)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines14 km (9 mi)SE of epicenterPayocpoc Sur(pop: 13,100)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines18 km (11 mi)NE of epicenterSan Gabriel(pop: 4,720)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines26 km (16 mi)SE of epicenterAringay(pop: 29,800)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines29 km (18 mi)SE of epicenterSablan(pop: 2,460)II: Very weakProvince of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative RegionPhilippines30 km (19 mi)NE of epicenterButubut Norte(pop: 3,190)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines36 km (22 mi)SE of epicenterLloren(pop: 5,800)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines38 km (23 mi)NE of epicenterBangar(pop: 11,100)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines39 km (25 mi)SE of epicenterLa Trinidad(pop: 142,900)II: Very weakProvince of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative RegionPhilippines40 km (25 mi)SW of epicenterZaragoza(pop: 7,390)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines41 km (25 mi)SW of epicenterTondol(pop: 2,680)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines42 km (26 mi)SE of epicenterBaguio(pop: 272,700)II: Very weakProvince of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative RegionPhilippines43 km (27 mi)NE of epicenterTagudin(pop: 35,800)II: Very weakProvince of Ilocos Sur, IlocosPhilippines44 km (28 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Maria(pop: 28,000)II: Very weakProvince of Ilocos Sur, IlocosPhilippines44 km (28 mi)E of epicenterKibungan(pop: 7,910)II: Very weakProvince of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative RegionPhilippines45 km (28 mi)E of epicenterLoacan(pop: 6,370)II: Very weakProvince of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative RegionPhilippines49 km (30 mi)SE of epicenterSubusub(pop: 6,890)II: Very weakProvince of La Union, IlocosPhilippines51 km (32 mi)NE of epicenterSuyo(pop: 10,900)II: Very weakProvince of Ilocos Sur, IlocosPhilippines53 km (33 mi)SE of epicenterItogon(pop: 59,700)II: Very weakProvince of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative RegionPhilippines55 km (34 mi)S of epicenterNibaliw Central(pop: 13,600)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines57 km (35 mi)SW of epicenterAlaminos(pop: 10,500)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines58 km (36 mi)N of epicenterSanta Cruz(pop: 2,830)II: Very weakProvince of Ilocos Sur, IlocosPhilippines60 km (37 mi)S of epicenterAgoo(pop: 29,000)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines61 km (38 mi)S of epicenterMangaldan(pop: 88,800)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines62 km (38 mi)S of epicenterSan Jacinto(pop: 10,500)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines63 km (39 mi)S of epicenterDagupan(pop: 171,300)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines63 km (39 mi)S of epicenterBinmaley(pop: 44,000)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines64 km (40 mi)NE of epicenterMankayan(pop: 15,900)II: Very weakProvince of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative RegionPhilippines64 km (40 mi)S of epicenterLingayen(pop: 56,600)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines66 km (41 mi)E of epicenterBaculongan(pop: 11,700)II: Very weakProvince of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative RegionPhilippines67 km (41 mi)S of epicenterDomalanoan(pop: 15,100)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines67 km (41 mi)S of epicenterCalasiao(pop: 100,700)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines67 km (41 mi)SE of epicenterManaoag(pop: 59,100)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines68 km (42 mi)S of epicenterMapandan(pop: 11,200)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines69 km (43 mi)S of epicenterSanta Barbara(pop: 15,400)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines70 km (43 mi)N of epicenterCandon(pop: 11,200)II: Very weakProvince of Ilocos Sur, IlocosPhilippines75 km (47 mi)SE of epicenterGuiset East(pop: 22,000)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines77 km (48 mi)SE of epicenterUrdaneta(pop: 145,900)II: Very weakProvince of Pangasinan, IlocosPhilippines235 km (146 mi)S of epicenterManila(pop: 1,600,000)I: Not feltCapital, National Capital RegionPhilippinesNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-29EpicenterAgency3.985 km53 mi02:20:00007 km S 75° W of City Of San Fernando (La Union)PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 476 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.32 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 11.4 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 70 quakes per year (or 5.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 350 quakes per year (or 29.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 476 quakes per year (or 39.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 12 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeLat / Lng: 16.6 / 120.25: Philippines: 007 km S 75° W of City of San Fernando (La Union)Lat / Lng: 16.6 / 120.25: Philippines: 007 km S 75° W of City of San Fernando (La Union)