Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes 54 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 54 km south of Sarangani, Philippines, on Friday, July 24, 2026, at 19:06:27 GMT. The seismic event occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, with its epicenter located at coordinates 4.9092 latitude and 125.4751 longitude.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) measures earthquakes using seismographs, instruments that detect and record ground motion caused by seismic waves. The magnitude of an earthquake, like the 4.9 recorded in this event, is a measure that describes the size of the earthquake at its source, based on seismic wave data.

Depth measurements, such as the 10 km for this earthquake, indicate how far below the Earth's surface the quake originated. Shallower earthquakes often have a more concentrated impact on the surface near the epicenter, while deeper earthquakes tend to be felt over a wider area but with less intensity at a given surface point.