Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
2026-01-07 03:02 UTC · 7.200°, 127.070°
Magnitude
6.4 Ms
Major
Depth
16 km
Shallow
Energy
60.0 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
7.200°, 127.070°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
PHIVOLCS
Region
Mindanao
Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
At 16 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 Major range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~66 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 41/100 (moderate).
20 recorded M4.0+ events within 306 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
Data from PHIVOLCS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.