Just 9 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Basco, Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines. The tremor was recorded late at night on Tuesday, July 21st, 2026, at 10:15 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 33. km below the surface.The event was filed by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, 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 Uyugan (pop. 1,400) located 9 km from the epicenter, Ivana (pop. 1,400) 13 km away, Sabtang (pop. 1,700) 14 km away, Mahatao (pop. 1,700) 16 km away, Basco (pop. 9,600) 19 km away, and Itbayat (pop. 3,100) 58 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 21, 2026 10:15 pm (GMT +8) local time (21 Jul 2026 14:15 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 33.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 20.28°N / 121.99°E (Province of Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)Primary data source: RaspberryShake