Earthquakes near Cotabato today

Recent earthquakes near Cotabato

USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Cotabato in the past 30 days, 1 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.5 84 km SSW of the city at Oct 23, 17:09 local time (3 days ago).

The average depth was about 591 km and 0 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Manila.

Largest earthquakes near Cotabato in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Cotabato in the past 12 months was M5.9 on Jan 28, 2026, 104 km SSW of the city (33 km W of Sangay, Philippines).

With 115 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 9.6 a month), the area around Cotabato is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Cotabato?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.5 at 84 km, may have been felt lightly in Cotabato by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 1 of these quakes: M5.3 on Oct 1, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 3.1).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Cotabato in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 144 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

• Earthquakes today worldwide
• Live earthquake map

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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