A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in the morning near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines.According to the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, the quake hit on Thursday, July 16th, 2026, at 9:15 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as 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 data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Namuac (pop. 3,000) located 80 km from the epicenter, Claveria (pop. 10,600) 83 km away, Sanchez-Mira (pop. 26,300) 84 km away, Santa Cruz (pop. 2,300) 88 km away, Santa Praxedes (pop. 4,600) 90 km away, and Aparri (pop. 68,400) 111 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 16, 2026 09:15 am (GMT +8) local time (16 Jul 2026 01:15 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 19.31°N / 121.34°E (Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)Primary data source: RaspberryShake