An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred only 16 minutes ago 97 km southeast of Malapatan, Philippines, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 66.20 km beneath the epicenter near Malapatan, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines, in the morning on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026, at 9:38 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 Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sarangani (pop. 7,500) located 34 km from the epicenter, Caburan (pop. 12,600) 82 km away, Glan (pop. 24,300) 89 km away, Sapu Padidu (pop. 9,800) 93 km away, Sapu Padidu (pop. 9,800) 93 km away, Malapatan (pop. 82,600) 97 km away, and Alabel (pop. 90,100) 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 14, 2026 01:38 am (Universal Time) local time (14 Jul 2026 01:38 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 66.19 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 5.18°N / 125.68°E (Davao Occidental, Davao, Philippines)Primary data source: USGS