An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 14 minutes ago 75 km northeast of Surigao, Philippines, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 109. km beneath the epicenter near Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines, in the morning on Wednesday, July 29th, 2026, at 8:39 am 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake as well.Weak shaking might have been felt in Santa Monica (pop. 2,300) located 11 km from the epicenter, San Benito (pop. 2,300) 19 km away, Pilar (pop. 2,400) 26 km away, Libas (pop. 3,400) 27 km away, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte (pop. 4,300) 29 km away, Dapa (pop. 8,800) 39 km away, San Jose (pop. 26,700) 59 km away, and Surigao (pop. 87,800) 75 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: Jul 29, 2026 08:39 am (Manila time) local time (29 Jul 2026 00:39 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Depth: 109.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 10.1°N / 126.1°E (Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines)Primary data source: GFZ