A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in the early afternoon near Bangued, Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines.According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake struck on Thursday, October 1st, 2026, at 2:42 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.5. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.5.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Padong (pop. 3,400), located 24 km from the epicenter; Batac City (pop. 56,800), 40 km away; Bangued (pop. 48,300), 43 km away; San Nicolas (pop. 34,200), 45 km away; Laoag (pop. 112,100), 47 km away; Vigan (pop. 48,500), 66 km away; Tabuk (pop. 122,800), 67 km away; and Tabuk (pop. 122,800), 76 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more firsthand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 1, 2026 02:42 pm (Manila time) local time (1 Oct 2026 06:42 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 17.9°N / 120.91°E (Province of Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines)Primary data source: GFZ