Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at unknown depth2 Aug 22:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 2, 2026 22:22:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Aug 3, 2026, at 06:22 am (GMT +8)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.00Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude10.35°N / 125.11°EProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, PhilippinesSeismic antipode10.35°S / 54.89°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoCabalian (14 km / 9 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 25.5°C (78 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WNWEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy15 minutes agoAug 2, 2026 22:22 GMT / Aug 3, 2026 06:22 am (GMT +8)Lat / Lng: 10.35 / 125.11: Leyte, PhilippinesSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23239002',10.35000,125.11000,'15 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Leyte, Philippines',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 where the quake might have been felt is Ormoc, a city with more than 240,000 inhabitants in the Philippines, in 91 km (57 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of the Philippines, Manila, 652 km (405 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(*)RegionCountry15 km (9 mi)W of epicenterSogod(pop: 8,300)IV: LightProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines15 km (10 mi)E of epicenterHinundayan(pop: 2,690)IV: LightProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines18 km (11 mi)SW of epicenterTomas Oppus(pop: 2,450)III: WeakProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines21 km (13 mi)N of epicenterSilago(pop: 2,280)III: WeakProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines21 km (13 mi)S of epicenterLiloan(pop: 3,550)III: WeakProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines24 km (15 mi)SW of epicenterMalitbog(pop: 2,800)III: WeakProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines25 km (16 mi)NW of epicenterPolahongon(pop: 2,730)III: WeakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines33 km (20 mi)S of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 2,680)III: WeakProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines35 km (22 mi)W of epicenterBato(pop: 9,950)III: WeakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines35 km (22 mi)SW of epicenterMacrohon(pop: 2,830)III: WeakProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines38 km (24 mi)SW of epicenterMaasin(pop: 18,300)III: WeakProvince of Southern Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines39 km (24 mi)W of epicenterSanta Fe(pop: 2,200)III: WeakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines44 km (27 mi)W of epicenterInopacan(pop: 21,400)III: WeakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines45 km (28 mi)N of epicenterAbuyog(pop: 15,600)III: WeakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines50 km (31 mi)NW of epicenterBaybay(pop: 17,700)III: WeakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines51 km (31 mi)E of epicenterLoreto(pop: 5,400)III: Weak54 km (33 mi)E of epicenterSan Jose(pop: 26,700)III: WeakDinagat Islands, CaragaPhilippines59 km (37 mi)NW of epicenterBunga(pop: 2,030)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines63 km (39 mi)N of epicenterLa Paz(pop: 4,150)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines64 km (40 mi)SW of epicenterAguining(pop: 2,490)II: Very weakBohol, Central VisayasPhilippines68 km (42 mi)N of epicenterDulag(pop: 10,200)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines69 km (43 mi)SE of epicenterDinagat(pop: 2,600)II: Very weakCaragaPhilippines74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterBurauen(pop: 54,600)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines74 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterBalogo(pop: 6,700)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines75 km (47 mi)SE of epicenterSurigao(pop: 87,800)II: Very weakCaragaPhilippines77 km (48 mi)SW of epicenterUbay(pop: 3,800)II: Very weakBohol, Central VisayasPhilippines79 km (49 mi)N of epicenterSan Roque(pop: 2,810)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines81 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterTalisay(pop: 2,200)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Norte, CaragaPhilippines84 km (52 mi)W of epicenterBien Unido(pop: 5,300)II: Very weakBohol, Central VisayasPhilippines84 km (52 mi)SW of epicenterMabini(pop: 6,000)II: Very weakBohol, Central VisayasPhilippines86 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 8,990)II: Very weakProvince of Cebu, Central VisayasPhilippines87 km (54 mi)SW of epicenterSan Pascual(pop: 3,350)II: Very weakBohol, Central VisayasPhilippines88 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterMerida(pop: 3,570)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines91 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterOrmoc(pop: 238,500)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines94 km (58 mi)SE of epicenterPlacer(pop: 10,400)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Norte, CaragaPhilippines94 km (59 mi)SW of epicenterGuindulman(pop: 4,690)II: Very weakBohol, Central VisayasPhilippines98 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterIsabel(pop: 8,600)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines101 km (63 mi)NE of epicenterGuiuan(pop: 11,000)II: Very weakProvince of Eastern Samar, Eastern VisayasPhilippines111 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterPalompon(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakProvince of Leyte, Eastern VisayasPhilippines652 km (405 mi)NW of epicenterManila(pop: 1,600,000): 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 GMT2026-08-2EpicenterAgency4.010 km6.2 mi(*)22:22:10LEYTE, PHILIPPINESEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.010 km6.2 mi(*)22:22:00Leyte, Philippines0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 3, 2026 06:22 am (GMT +8)15 minutes ago4.010 km0 km - This quakeLeyte, PhilippinesMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 584 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 20.7 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 88 quakes per year (or 7.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 442 quakes per year (or 36.8 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 584 quakes per year (or 49 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 16 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake