M5.2 earthquake 39 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 13:22:29 UTC · 5.109°N, 125.658°E

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 13:22:29 UTC, at a depth of 110.4 km (intermediate). USGS received 11 “Did You Feel It?” reports, with a maximum reported intensity of IV (light). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M5.3 on August 13, 2026.

Magnitude: 5.2; Moderate · mww
Depth: 110 km; Intermediate
Felt reports: 11; Max intensity IV
Est. shaking: —; No ShakeMap
PAGER alert: None; Not issued
Tsunami: No flag; USGS feed

Outlined circle: this earthquakeDashed circle: 75 km aftershock search area

In context

How big was it, and why here?

Energy released

951 tons of TNT

That is about 1/16 of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 2 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.

Tectonic setting

208 km

from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Philippine Sea and Sunda plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.

Depth: intermediate

110 km

Intermediate-depth earthquakes usually break inside a plate that is sinking into the mantle. Shaking spreads over a wide area but is gentler at the epicenter than a shallow quake of the same size.

Did You Feel It?

Where it was felt

Reports sent by people to USGS, grouped by place (most reports first). Intensity uses the Modified Mercalli scale (I–X): what people felt, not the magnitude.

Place	Intensity	Reports	Distance
Buayan, Southern Mindanao, Philippines	IV · Light	5	163 km
Katangawan, Southern Mindanao, Philippines	III · Weak	2	168 km
San Jose (Kiblawan, Davao del Sur), Southern Mindanao, Philippines	IV · Light	1	160 km
Balutakay, Southern Mindanao, Philippines	III · Weak	1	212 km
Barra, Northern Mindanao, Philippines	II · Weak	1	405 km
Carpenter Hill, Southern Mindanao, Philippines	II · Weak	1	204 km

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USGS PAGER estimate

Who was exposed to shaking

USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.

After the main event

Aftershocks within 75 km

USGS lists 2 M2.5+ earthquakes within 75 km since this event; the largest was M5.3 on September 21, 2026. Most nearby activity right after a large earthquake is aftershocks, which usually become less frequent over days and weeks.

Time after the mainshock on a logarithmic scale (first hours stretched), magnitude on the vertical axis. M2.5+ events from USGS.

Regional history

Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km

USGS lists 2,113 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:

History · NOAA

Deadliest earthquakes in this area

NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 46 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 11,292 recorded deaths. The most severe:

1976M8.0
Mindanao: S
16 Aug 1976 · 218 km away · intensity VI
8,000 deaths$134 million damagetsunami
1856
Sangihe Pulau (Volcanic)
2 Mar 1856 · 161 km away
2,806 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
1913M7.8
Sangihe Island
14 Mar 1913 · 58 km away · intensity IX
138 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)tsunami
2026M7.8
Mindanao: S; Indonesia
7 Jun 2026 · 86 km away · intensity VIII
107 deaths$25 million damagetsunami
1928M7.4
Cotabato,N Coast Of Illana Bay
19 Dec 1928 · 237 km away · intensity VII
97 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)tsunami
1918M8.3
Mindanao: Cotabato
15 Aug 1918 · 190 km away · intensity X
52 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami

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

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