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M4.4 earthquake 33 km SW of Sarangani, Davao Region, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Sarangani, Davao Region, Philippines at 15:02 local time (07:02 UTC) on 14 Oct 2026, at a depth of 76 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-05 15:05 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.4light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth
75.7 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-14 07:02:53 UTC
Local: 14 Oct 2026, 15:02:53 (Asia/Manila)
Epicentre
5.204° N, 125.232° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
SaranganiDavao Region, Philippines · pop. 7,50633 kmIIWeak
PangyanSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 5,26155 kmIIWeak
GlanSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 24,25669 kmIIWeak
MalapatanSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 82,57785 kmIIWeak
AlabelSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 90,120100 kmIIWeak
General SantosSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 722,059101 kmIIWeak
DavaoDavao Region, Philippines · pop. 1,848,947212 kmINot felt
MalingaoSoccsksargen, Philippines · pop. 1,121,974233 kmINot felt

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.

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.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey4.4 mb75.7 km5.20° N, 125.23° E–Reviewed

How big was it?

Widely felt near the epicentre: rattling windows and objects. Significant damage is unlikely.

It released roughly the energy of 60 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 76 km this was a intermediate-depth earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.

M4.4 releases about 32× the energy of M3.4, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 60 t of TNT vs 1.9 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M3.4. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

2 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.9 6 days ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.4

2 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
338.504.884
551.434.935
  1. 4.942 km WSW of Sarangani, Davao Region, Philippines11-06 06:28
  2. 4.829 km SSW of Sarangani, Davao Region, Philippines10-28 09:32

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Event id us6000u45x. First recorded here 5 Nov 2026, 16:56:09 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u45x). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.4 earthquake 33 km SW of Sarangani, Davao Region, Philippines”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u45x-m4-4-earthquake-33-km-sw-of-sarangani-davao-region-philippines, data from USGS.

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