International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583390
Event time 2026-02-26 17:19:02 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 09:19:02 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 17:35:32 (UTC)
Magnitude 3
Depth 7 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Pacific Ocean - West
Country Philippines
Administration area Soccsksargen
Nearest settlement Bantogon
Distance 20 km
Course WSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Celebes Sea

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Lebak Rural Airport (31,44 km), Lebak Rural Airport (31,44 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Blit volcano (67,72 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.