Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
2026-08-12 15:56 UTC · 17.540°, 120.590°
Magnitude
1.8 Ms
Minor
Depth
21 km
Shallow
Energy
8 kg of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
17.540°, 120.590°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
PHIVOLCS
Region
Luzon
Generally not felt, but recorded by seismographs.
At 21 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Minor range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Casiguran Fault (~189 km away). Last major event: 1968 Casiguran Earthquake (M7.3).
Area seismic-hazard score: 21/100 (low).
Data from PHIVOLCS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.