M6.4 earthquake in Philippines on January 7, 2026

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck on January 7, 2026 at 03:02 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 35 km east of Santiago, at a depth of 22 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.4magnitude

22 kmdepth

03:02time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

36 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

Mati (Philippines)82 km
Tagum (Philippines)122 km
Panabo (Philippines)134 km
Davao City (Philippines)143 km
Malita (Philippines)169 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 43 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.2.

M6.2 · Jun 15, 09:18 UTC116 km
M5.5 · May 6, 15:35 UTC34 km
M5.4 · Jan 7, 04:12 UTC14 km
M5.2 · Jun 18, 16:34 UTC88 km
M5.1 · Jul 27, 23:06 UTC45 km
M5.0 · Aug 22, 06:43 UTC59 km
M4.9 · Oct 16, 09:13 UTC67 km
M4.9 · May 25, 02:32 UTC88 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 112 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.6 (December 2, 2023).

M7.6 · December 2, 2023152 km
M7.6 · December 15, 1989123 km
M7.5 · January 1, 200152 km
M7.4 · October 10, 202523 km
M7.3 · May 17, 199216 km