A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred just 7 minutes ago 98 km southwest of Cotabato, Philippines, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.The quake struck at a great depth of 576. km beneath the epicenter near Cotabato, PH.14.B8, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines, on the morning of Sunday, November 8th, 2026, at 7:25 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people or caused any damage. In Bantogon (pop. 5,400, 55 km away), Kalamansig (pop. 52,300, 57 km away), South Upi (pop. 12,500, 69 km away), Dinaig (pop. 116,800, 91 km away), Cotabato (pop. 383,400, 98 km away), and Sultan Kudarat (pop. 125,000, 100 km away), the quake was probably not felt.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: Nov 7, 2026 11:25 pm (GMT +0) local time (7 Nov 2026 23:25 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Hypocenter depth: 576.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 6.67°N / 123.55°E (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines)Primary data source: BMKG