A series of moderate earthquakes rattled the Philippines on July 29, 2026, with magnitudes ranging from 5.0 to 5.4, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The first tremor occurred at 9:16 p. m.
local time near Balangonan.
Additional quakes were recorded in the Philippine Sea east of Manila.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, at 10:11 p. m.
at a depth of 32 kilometers, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
Light shaking was felt in nearby towns including Vinzons, Daet, and Mercedes, which have populations between 21,000 and 78,000.
The USGS defines shaking intensity of 3 or greater as "weak," though the tremors likely extended beyond the mapped areas.
Earlier on July 27, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted Mindanao, with an epicenter at 7.70°N, 126.74°E at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to GFZ.
Other seismic events on July 27 included earthquakes in Tonga and Vanuatu, with magnitudes of 5.1 and 5.0 respectively, reported by USGS and GFZ.
