Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 104 km depth28 Sep 14:33 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 28, 2025 14:29:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Sep 28, 2025, at 02:29 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude3.9Depth104 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude5.91°N / 126.39°ESulawesi Utara, PhilippinesSeismic antipode5.91°S / 53.61°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoBalut (126 km / 78 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoSep 28, 2025 14:29 GMT / Sep 28, 2025 02:29 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 5.91 / 126.39: Mindanao, PhilippinesSource: BMKGDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22211867',5.91000,126.39000,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Mindanao, Philippines',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in PhilippinesNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Pondaguitan, a town with 2,100 inhabitants in the Philippines, in 55 km (34 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry55 km (34 mi)NW of epicenterPondaguitan(pop: 2,140)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines69 km (43 mi)NW of epicenterNangan(pop: 3,360)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines79 km (49 mi)W of epicenterMangili(pop: 3,020)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines81 km (50 mi)W of epicenterLapuan(pop: 3,830)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines83 km (51 mi)W of epicenterCaburan(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines86 km (54 mi)N of epicenterTibanbang(pop: 7,840)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines89 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterTalagutong(pop: 7,980)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines99 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterKinangan(pop: 4,560)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines101 km (63 mi)W of epicenterKalbay(pop: 4,340)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines103 km (64 mi)NW of epicenterMalita(pop: 41,100)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines107 km (66 mi)N of epicenterBobon(pop: 4,520)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines107 km (67 mi)N of epicenterBatobato(pop: 9,710)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines112 km (70 mi)W of epicenterSuyan(pop: 7,230)II: Very weakPhilippines113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterBuhangin(pop: 4,390)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines117 km (73 mi)SW of epicenterSarangani(pop: 7,510)II: Very weakDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterLupon(pop: 27,200)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines118 km (73 mi)N of epicenterMati(pop: 105,900)II: Very weakProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines122 km (76 mi)W of epicenterMalapatan(pop: 19,400)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines123 km (77 mi)W of epicenterLun Pequeno(pop: 11,500)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines124 km (77 mi)W of epicenterAlabel(pop: 43,300)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines124 km (77 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Maria(pop: 16,800)I: Not feltDavao Occidental, DavaoPhilippines125 km (78 mi)W of epicenterPangyan(pop: 5,260)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines129 km (80 mi)W of epicenterMalungun(pop: 52,200)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines130 km (81 mi)W of epicenterBuayan(pop: 14,600)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterGlan(pop: 24,300)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines134 km (83 mi)W of epicenterMalandag(pop: 12,900)I: Not feltProvince of Sarangani, SoccsksargenPhilippines135 km (84 mi)N of epicenterSan Ignacio(pop: 6,300)I: Not feltProvince of Davao Oriental, DavaoPhilippines137 km (85 mi)W of epicenterGeneral Santos(pop: 697,300)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines137 km (85 mi)W of epicenterConel(pop: 8,520)I: Not feltProvince of South Cotabato, SoccsksargenPhilippines141 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterPadada(pop: 11,400)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines143 km (89 mi)NW of epicenterGuihing Proper(pop: 12,500)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines148 km (92 mi)NW of epicenterDigos(pop: 116,100)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines150 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterSamal(pop: 43,500)I: Not feltDavao del Norte, DavaoPhilippines150 km (93 mi)N of epicenterMagnaga(pop: 7,640)I: Not feltDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines152 km (94 mi)NW of epicenterAstorga(pop: 10,700)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines152 km (94 mi)NW of epicenterMatanao(pop: 7,170)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines155 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterDavao City(pop: 1,776,900)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines163 km (101 mi)NW of epicenterBansalan(pop: 21,400)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines164 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterMagsaysay(pop: 16,600)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippines169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterBiao(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltProvince of Davao del Sur, DavaoPhilippinesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-09-28EpicenterAgency3.9104 km65 mi14:29:00Mindanao, PhilippinesBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,000 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.54 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 9.3 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 110 quakes per year (or 9.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 428 quakes per year (or 35.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake