A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in the morning near Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Soccsksargen, Philippines.According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the quake hit on Sunday, January 18th, 2026, at 11:55 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Sangay (pop. 3,800) located 34 km from the epicenter, Bantogon (pop. 5,400) 35 km away, Kalamansig (pop. 12,800) 37 km away, Limulan (pop. 3,900) 40 km away, and Puloypuloy (pop. 5,100) 46 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Dinaig (pop. 116,800) located 98 km from the epicenter, and Isulan (pop. 101,500) 98 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: Jan 18, 2026 11:55 am (GMT +8) local time (18 Jan 2026 03:55 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 6.42°N / 123.74°E (Soccsksargen, Philippines)Primary data source: PHIVOLCS