An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 10 minutes ago 112 km southeast of Pondaguitan, Philippines, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 71. km beneath the epicenter near Pondaguitan, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines, in the afternoon on Tuesday, March 17th, 2026, at 4:40 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.9. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.5.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Miangas (pop. 820) located 12 km from the epicenter, and Pondaguitan (pop. 2,100) 112 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 17, 2026 04:40 pm (Makassar time) local time (17 Mar 2026 08:40 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 71.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 5.48°N / 126.66°E (Talaud Islands Regency, Sulawesi Utara, Philippines)Primary data source: BMKG