An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred just 16 minutes ago, 81 km east of Surigao, Philippines, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake struck at a shallow depth of 23. km beneath the epicenter near Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines, early Wednesday morning, September 23rd, 2026, at 4:34 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), at magnitude 4.4, and the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, also at magnitude 4.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as a light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Union (pop. 2,400), located 16 km from the epicenter; Dapa (pop. 8,800), 21 km away; Socorro (pop. 9,700), 30 km away; Cantilan (pop. 9,400), 47 km away; Tandag (pop. 29,000), 67 km away; Surigao (pop. 87,800), 81 km away; San Jose (pop. 26,700), 91 km away; Cabadbaran (pop. 31,100), 98 km away; and Butuan (pop. 309,700), 111 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these 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: Sep 23, 2026 04:34 am (Manila time) local time (22 Sep 2026 20:34 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Hypocenter depth: 23.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 9.68°N / 126.23°E (Province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines)Primary data source: EMSC