EARTHQUAKEM4.9

M4.9 earthquake near Gadung, Philippines

Map: the earthquake near Gadung, Philippines, with plate boundaries

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 41 km (25 mi) west-southwest of Gadung, Philippines on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 23:25 UTC, at a depth of 607 km (377 mi), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Quakes this deep are usually felt widely but rarely cause damage. The nearest city of a million or more people is Davao, about 223 km (138 mi) away.

MagnitudeM4.9
Depth607 km (377 mi)
Time (UTC)Nov 7 23:25
Location6.71°N 123.65°E
Nearest townGadung · 41 km
Energy338 tons TNT
Tsunami flagNo
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Why here?

This earthquake struck 607 km (377 mi) down, about 370 km (230 mi) from the nearest plate boundary on the surface. Quakes this deep happen inside old ocean plate that has sunk far into the mantle at a subduction zone, long after it dove beneath its neighbor. Their great depth spreads the shaking over a wide area but usually keeps it gentle at the surface.

The red lines on the map are plate boundaries.

How strong was it?

Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step releases about 32 times more energy. This magnitude 4.9 released roughly the energy of 338 tons of TNT. That is about 22 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, a quake people nearby feel but that rarely causes damage. The strongest earthquake ever recorded, magnitude 9.5 in Chile in 1960, released about 7,900,000 times more than this one.

Earthquake history here

Before this earthquake, USGS had recorded 106 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or larger within 300 km (186 mi) since 1900. The strongest:

Official details, updates and the shaking map: USGS event page.

See every earthquake on November 7, 2026 or earthquakes by day.

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