Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in the Philippines near Malita, Davao Occidental, Davao, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the afternoon on Saturday, April 18th, 2026, at 4:45 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 130. km. 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.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 Tibanbang (pop. 7,800) located 26 km from the epicenter, and Malita (pop. 118,400) 52 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lupon (pop. 68,700) located 56 km from the epicenter, Mati (pop. 105,900) 64 km away, Samal (pop. 43,500) 85 km away, Digos (pop. 116,100) 89 km away, Davao City (pop. 1,848,900) 91 km away, Alabel (pop. 90,100) 93 km away, and Malapatan (pop. 82,600) 100 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: Apr 18, 2026 04:45 pm (Manila time) local time (18 Apr 2026 08:45 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Depth: 130.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 6.4°N / 126.08°E (Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines)Primary data source: BMKG