Philippines

Brief · 19 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.

The Philippines' significant activity this week centred on an M4.9 earthquake east of Kinablangan on 16 September 2026, which exposed roughly 424,000 people to shaking and carried an orange alert level. Elsewhere, ongoing regional drought conditions and continuing green-level activity at Kanlaon and Mayon volcanoes were also part of the country's broader hazard picture.

Earthquake An M4.9 earthquake struck 64 km east of Kinablangan at a depth of 10 km on 16 September 2026, exposing about 424,375 people to shaking, with roughly 420,000 in the MMI III intensity band, and triggering an orange alert level.

Drought A large-scale drought spanning Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam continues, covering an area of over 1.6 million square kilometres according to GDACS.

Volcano Mount Kanlaon remains at green alert level with continuing unrest, with a VEI 2 eruption assessed as possible. Mayon volcano remains in continuing eruption at green alert level, classified as VEI 4, with an estimated population exposure of about 9.46 million.

• An M4.9 earthquake near Kinablangan, first tracked on 16 September 2026, is a new event exposing over 420,000 people to shaking.
• Continuing unrest at Kanlaon volcano, first tracked on 27 July 2026, is being reported as a new development.
• Continuing eruptive activity at Mayon volcano, first tracked on 13 September 2026, is being reported as a new development.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:42 UTC, not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.