The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.4 quake in the Philippines near Daanbantayan, Cebu, Central Visayas, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Monday, April 6th, 2026, at 3:22 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 35. 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Bogo (pop. 23,600) located 19 km from the epicenter, Cogan (pop. 57,900) 36 km away, Daanbantayan (pop. 95,100) 39 km away, Danao (pop. 70,300) 43 km away, and Bantayan (pop. 87,400) 50 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Mandaue City (pop. 331,300) located 67 km from the epicenter, Lapu-Lapu City (pop. 497,800) 68 km away, Cebu City (pop. 965,300) 69 km away, and Toledo (pop. 207,300) 77 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 6, 2026 07:22 am (Universal Time) local time (6 Apr 2026 07:22 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 10.97°N / 124.16°E (Province of Capiz, Central Visayas, Philippines)Primary data source: EMSC