M5.0 earthquake 50 km SSW of Bantogon, Soccsksargen, Philippines

Name: M5.0 earthquake 50 km SSW of Bantogon, Soccsksargen, Philippines
Start: 2026-10-01T05:34:10.634Z
End: 2026-10-01T05:34:10.634Z
Location: 50 km SSW of Bantogon, Soccsksargen, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 50 km SSW of Bantogon, Soccsksargen, Philippines at 13:34 local time (05:34 UTC) on 1 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS and GFZ.

Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M4.8

Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-10-01 05:49 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude: 5.0moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 4.8
Depth: 10 km
Status: Reviewed
Origin time: 2026-10-01 05:34:10 UTC; Local: 1 Oct 2026, 13:34:10 (Asia/Manila)
Epicentre: 6.112° N, 123.860° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
Place	Distance	Est. shaking
BantogonSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 5,379	50 km	IVLight
KalamansigSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 52,257	53 km	IVLight
Lake SebuSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 21,767	95 km	IIIWeak
NoralaSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 48,499	99 km	IIIWeak
IsulanSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 101,455	101 km	IIIWeak
CotabatoAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines · pop. 383,383	131 km	IIWeak
MalingaoSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 1,121,974	135 km	IIWeak
BudtaAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines · pop. 1,273,715	137 km	IIWeak

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 127 km.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

Agency	Magnitude	Depth	Epicentre	Time offset	Status
GFZGFZ via GEOFON, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences	5.1 mbwas 5.0	10 km	6.13° N, 123.91° E	+0.4 s	Automatic · 2 revisions
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey	5.0 mb	10 km	6.11° N, 123.86° E	–	Reviewed

How big was it?

Felt by most people over a wide area. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre.

It released roughly the energy of 477 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

Compare M5.0 with M4.0

M5.0 releases about 32× the energy of M4.0, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 t of TNT vs 15 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M4.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

No later earthquakes have been recorded within 40 km so far. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Did you feel it?

Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.

Reports on SeismoAtlas

No reports yet.

Event id gfz2026tffj. First recorded here 1 Oct 2026, 05:42:14 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tffj); USGS (usgs:us6000tyq7). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.0 earthquake 50 km SSW of Bantogon, Soccsksargen, Philippines”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tffj-m5-0-earthquake-50-km-ssw-of-bantogon-soccsksargen-philippines, data from USGS, GFZ.

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