A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported early this morning near Pondaguitan, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines.According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake struck on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026, at 4:41 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake.Weak shaking might have been felt in Pondaguitan (pop. 2,100), located 106 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Oct 27, 2026 04:41 am (GMT +8) local time (26 Oct 2026 20:41 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 5.74°N / 126.91°E (Sulawesi Utara, Philippines)Primary data source: BMKG