M6.4 earthquake in Philippines on January 10, 2026

On January 10, 2026 at 14:58 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. The epicenter was 247 km southeast of Sarangani, with the focus 31 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.4magnitude

31 kmdepth

14:58time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

13 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

General Santos (Philippines)329 km
Malita (Philippines)331 km
Bitung (Indonesia)332 km
Ternate (Indonesia)335 km
Manado (Indonesia)349 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 54 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.6.

M5.6 · Feb 13, 14:56 UTC146 km
M5.5 · Jan 10, 15:06 UTC18 km
M5.4 · Jul 7, 07:16 UTC94 km
M5.2 · Jan 13, 01:27 UTC116 km
M5.2 · Jan 10, 15:15 UTC11 km
M5.1 · Aug 9, 22:17 UTC47 km
M5.1 · Feb 13, 15:09 UTC141 km
M5.0 · May 12, 08:53 UTC128 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 154 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.5 (August 14, 1986).

M7.5 · August 14, 1986227 km
M7.5 · November 20, 1984258 km
M7.2 · February 11, 200968 km
M7.1 · February 24, 2001291 km
M7.1 · February 10, 1989166 km