Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near San Jose, Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines

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Just 6 minutes ago, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near San Jose, Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines. The tremor was recorded early Saturday morning, October 31, 2026, at 1:06 a.m. local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.The event was reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, 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 vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Santa Monica (pop. 2,300), located 54 km from the epicenter; Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte (pop. 4,300), 72 km away; Dapa (pop. 8,800), 78 km away; Loreto (pop. 5,400), 84 km away; Loreto (pop. 5,400), 84 km away; San Jose (pop. 26,700), 88 km away; Socorro (pop. 9,700), 96 km away; and Surigao (pop. 87,800), 115 km away.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 31, 2026 01:06 am (GMT +8) local time (30 Oct 2026 17:06 GMT)Magnitude: 5.0Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 10.4°N / 126.34°E (Caraga, Philippines)Primary data source: BMKG