Just 9 minutes ago, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, at 2:42 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.The event was filed by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the first seismological agency to report it.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 Namuac (pop. 3,000) located 81 km from the epicenter, Claveria (pop. 10,600) 83 km away, Sanchez-Mira (pop. 26,200) 85 km away, Santa Cruz (pop. 2,300) 91 km away, and Pagudpud (pop. 4,900) 99 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Aparri (pop. 33,200) located 115 km from the epicenter.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: Jul 19, 2025 02:42 pm (GMT +8) local time (19 Jul 2025 06:42 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 19.33°N / 121.26°E (Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)Primary data source: PHIVOLCS