Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Balingasay, Pangasinan, Ilocos, Philippines

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Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in the Philippines near Balingasay, Pangasinan, Ilocos, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Wednesday, June 24th, 2026, at 7:55 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 61. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.1. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.1.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Balingasay (pop. 3,700) located 76 km from the epicenter, San Fernando (pop. 83,000) 102 km away, and Bauang (pop. 77,700) 107 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become 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 first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 24, 2026 07:55 am (GMT +8) local time (23 Jun 2026 23:55 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 61.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 16.88°N / 119.4°E (Philippines)Primary data source: BMKG