The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.1 earthquake in the Philippines near Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, 36 minutes ago. The earthquake occurred early Monday morning, October 12th, 2026, at 3:29 am local time, at a shallow depth of 13 km. The magnitude and other earthquake parameters may still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed the earthquake at magnitude 3.1. A third agency, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), reported the same earthquake at magnitude 3.1.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Maayong Tubig (pop. 4,900), located 13 km from the epicenter; Mayabon (pop. 6,500), 16 km away; Dumaguete (pop. 113,500), 18 km away; and Sibulan (pop. 28,100), 19 km away. In Tanjay (pop. 84,600, 31 km away), Santa Catalina (pop. 26,500, 34 km away), Bais (pop. 88,100, 39 km away), and Bayawan (pop. 126,700, 41 km away), the earthquake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 12, 2026 03:29 am (GMT +8) local time (11 Oct 2026 19:29 GMT)Magnitude: 3.1Hypocenter depth: 13.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 9.24°N / 123.16°E (Province of Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines)Primary data source: EMSC