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Magnitude3.0

Reported by EMSCPhilippines28d ago

M3.0 earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines

Sunday, August 30, 2026, 04:40:50 UTC · 7.390°N, 126.940°E

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Sunday, August 30, 2026, 04:40:50 UTC, at a depth of 26.0 km (shallow).

Magnitude
3.0
Minor · m
Depth
26 km
Shallow
Reported by
EMSC
Agency PIVS
Nearest tracker
165 km
from Davao

Outlined circle: this earthquakeDashed circle: 50 km aftershock search area

In context

How big was it, and why here?

Energy released

477 kg of TNT

That is about 1/31,575 of the Hiroshima bomb. A magnitude 5.0 releases about 1,000 times more energy.

Tectonic setting

32 km

from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Philippine Sea and Sunda plates. Earthquakes cluster along boundaries like this one, where plates collide, pull apart or slide past each other.

Depth: shallow

26 km

Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.

After the main event

Aftershocks within 50 km

USGS and EMSC list 9 M2.5+ earthquakes within 50 km since this event; the largest was M4.9 on September 16, 2026. Most nearby activity right after a large earthquake is aftershocks, which usually become less frequent over days and weeks.

M3M4M51h6h1d3d7d14d30dMainshock M3.0
Time after the mainshock on a logarithmic scale (first hours stretched), magnitude on the vertical axis. M2.5+ events from USGS.
  1. 4.1Mindanao, Philippines22h ago · 22 km NW of this epicenter
  2. 3.1Mindanao, Philippines2d ago · 21 km W of this epicenter
  3. 3.6Philippine Islands Region3d ago · 46 km NE of this epicenter
  4. 3.1Mindanao, Philippines4d ago · 20 km W of this epicenter
  5. 3.8Philippine Islands Region11d ago · 32 km S of this epicenter
  6. 4.964 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines11d ago · 45 km NE of this epicenter
  7. 3.1Mindanao, Philippines12d ago · 14 km W of this epicenter
  8. 3.9Philippine Islands Region12d ago · 48 km SE of this epicenter

Regional history

Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km

USGS lists 1,968 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:

  1. 8.11924 Mindanao, Philippines EarthquakeApril 14, 1924 · 120 km SW of this epicenter
  2. 8.01972 Mindanao, Philippines EarthquakeDecember 2, 1972 · 111 km S of this epicenter
  3. 7.947 km ESE of Kalbay, PhilippinesMarch 14, 1913 · 236 km SW of this epicenter
  4. 7.825 km SW of Kablalan, PhilippinesJune 7, 2026 · 288 km SW of this epicenter
  5. 7.877 km E of Baculin, PhilippinesMay 25, 1943 · 37 km E of this epicenter
  6. 7.774 km ENE of Barcelona, PhilippinesJuly 12, 1911 · 122 km N of this epicenter
  7. 7.619 km E of Gamut, PhilippinesDecember 2, 2023 · 139 km NW of this epicenter
  8. 7.637 km ENE of Barcelona, PhilippinesDecember 15, 1989 · 108 km N of this epicenter

History · NOAA

Deadliest earthquakes in this area

NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 53 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 329 recorded deaths. The most severe:

  1. 1913M7.8

    Sangihe Island

    14 Mar 1913 · 244 km away · intensity IX

    138 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)tsunami

  2. 2026M7.8

    Mindanao: S; Indonesia

    7 Jun 2026 · 289 km away · intensity VIII

    107 deaths$25 million damagetsunami

  3. 2019M6.8

    Mindanao: Davao

    15 Dec 2019 · 208 km away

    13 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)

  4. 2019M6.6

    Mindanao: Cotabato, Davao

    29 Oct 2019 · 220 km away

    13 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)

  5. 2023M6.7

    Mindanao: Davao

    17 Nov 2023 · 289 km away · intensity VII

    11 deaths$29 million damage

  6. 2025M7.4

    Mindanao

    10 Oct 2025 · 30 km away · intensity VI

    10 deaths$6 million damagetsunami

NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.

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