Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 546 km depth12 Aug 22:40 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 19 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 12, 2026 22:21:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Aug 13, 2026, at 07:21 am (GMT +9)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.5Depth546 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.31°N / 128.6°EPhilippinesSeismic antipode8.31°S / 51.4°WBrazilShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourcePHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 28.8°C (84 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy34 minutes agoAug 12, 2026 22:21 GMT / Aug 13, 2026 07:21 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 8.31 / 128.6: Philippines: 238 km N 70° E of Baganga (Davao Oriental)Source: PHIVOLCSDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23267156',8.31000,128.60000,'34 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, Philippines: 238 km N 70° E of Baganga (Davao Oriental)',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 near the epicenter is Kinablangan, a town with 5,400 inhabitants in the Philippines, in 236 km (147 mi) distance to the west, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry236 km (147 mi)W of epicenterKinablangan(pop: 5,420)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines239 km (149 mi)W of epicenterBarcelona(pop: 3,540)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines239 km (149 mi)W of epicenterBaganga(pop: 10,100)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines242 km (150 mi)SW of epicenterBaculin(pop: 2,970)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines243 km (151 mi)W of epicenterLingig(pop: 6,400)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines243 km (151 mi)W of epicenterCateel(pop: 6,620)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines249 km (155 mi)SW of epicenterCaraga(pop: 4,410)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines249 km (155 mi)W of epicenterHinatuan(pop: 44,500)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines252 km (156 mi)W of epicenterBislig(pop: 99,900)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines258 km (160 mi)SW of epicenterManay(pop: 20,300)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines260 km (161 mi)W of epicenterAras-asan(pop: 5,100)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines261 km (162 mi)W of epicenterGamut(pop: 3,480)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines268 km (166 mi)W of epicenterTagbina(pop: 41,200)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines268 km (166 mi)SW of epicenterSan Ignacio(pop: 6,300)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines274 km (170 mi)W of epicenterBarobo(pop: 9,890)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines277 km (172 mi)W of epicenterTandag(pop: 29,000)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines278 km (173 mi)W of epicenterLianga(pop: 13,600)I: Not feltProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines281 km (174 mi)W of epicenterTrento(pop: 15,900)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines282 km (175 mi)W of epicenterPasian(pop: 4,290)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines286 km (177 mi)W of epicenterCompostela(pop: 42,600)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines286 km (178 mi)W of epicenterMonkayo(pop: 96,400)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines288 km (179 mi)W of epicenterBunawan(pop: 51,000)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines288 km (179 mi)W of epicenterLapinigan(pop: 4,330)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines291 km (181 mi)W of epicenterCabinuangan(pop: 10,800)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines292 km (182 mi)W of epicenterVeruela(pop: 18,100)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines293 km (182 mi)W of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 79,700)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines296 km (184 mi)W of epicenterMontevista(pop: 10,100)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines297 km (185 mi)W of epicenterBah-Bah(pop: 28,600)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines299 km (186 mi)W of epicenterProsperidad(pop: 90,200)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines300 km (187 mi)W of epicenterSan Mariano(pop: 18,700)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines300 km (187 mi)W of epicenterNabunturan(pop: 16,700)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines303 km (188 mi)SW of epicenterMati(pop: 105,900)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines310 km (193 mi)W of epicenterTalacogon(pop: 15,600)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines315 km (196 mi)W of epicenterBayugan(pop: 110,300)I: Not feltProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines316 km (196 mi)W of epicenterNew Corella(pop: 20,600)I: Not feltDavao del Norte, DavaoPhilippines320 km (199 mi)W of epicenterMaco(pop: 87,700)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines323 km (200 mi)W of epicenterMagugpo Poblacion(pop: 233,300)I: Not feltDavao del Norte, DavaoPhilippines326 km (202 mi)SW of epicenterLupon(pop: 68,700)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines331 km (206 mi)W of epicenterCabayangan(pop: 16,500)I: Not feltDavao del Norte, DavaoPhilippines347 km (216 mi)SW of epicenterSamal(pop: 43,500)I: Not feltDavao del Norte, 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 GMT2026-08-12EpicenterAgency4.5546 km339 mi22:21:00238 km N 70° E of Baganga (Davao Oriental)PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 13, 2026 07:21 am (GMT +9)34 minutes ago4.5546 km0 km - This quakePhilippine Sea, 252 km E of Bislig, PhilippinesMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2.6 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 16.4 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 0.43 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.3 years)Mag. 3 or higher: 0.73 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 2 or higher: 1.77 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, 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 earthquake