Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
2026-09-09 04:29 UTC · 6.257°, 116.261°
Magnitude
1.7 ml
Minor
Depth
18 km
Shallow
Energy
5 kg of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
6.257°, 116.261°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
EMSC
Region
Philippines
Generally not felt, but recorded by seismographs.
At 18 km this was a shallow earthquake. Shallow quakes concentrate shaking near the epicentre and tend to be the most damaging.
This event sits in the Minor range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Cotabato Trench (~635 km away).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
Data from EMSC. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.