International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584397
Event time 2026-02-28 02:12:13 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 18:12:13 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 02:28:43 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.1
Depth 28 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 Sangay
Distance 49 km
Course WSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Celebes Sea



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 (62,87 km), Lebak Rural Airport (62,87 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.