4.2
Earthquake Details: Celebes Sea
Sep 30, 2026, 20:08:51
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near Celebes Sea on Sep 30, 2026 at 20:08:51. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -533 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
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PhilippinesRegion in Muslim MindanaoMaluso (Nearest City)Technical Details
Depth-533 km
Significance0
Latitude5.1600
Longitude123.1600
Event IDemsc:20260930_0000244
Magnitude4.2
Updated:Sep 30, 2026, 20:14:36 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 1, 2026, 04:08:51 GMT+8
- UTC
- Sep 30, 2026, 20:08:51 UTC
-533 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.4Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBeforeM3.3Kepulauan Sangihe, IndonesiaBeforeM3.3Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM4.9124 km SE of Pondaguitan, PhilippinesBeforeM4.2Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM3.5Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBeforeM3.3Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM3.4Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM3.4Kepulauan Talaud, IndonesiaBeforeM4.5104 km SSE of Sarangani, PhilippinesBeforeM3.2Mindanao, PhilippinesBeforeM3.9Kepulauan Sangihe, IndonesiaBefore
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