A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines, was reported just 13 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), one of the key international agencies monitoring seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter on the morning of Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026, at 8:08 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake may be revised over 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 the RaspberryShake citizen-seismograph network, which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.9. A third agency, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.8.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but it was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Namuac (pop. 3,000), located 73 km from the epicenter; Claveria (pop. 10,600), 74 km away; Sanchez-Mira (pop. 26,300), 79 km away; Santa Praxedes (pop. 4,600), 80 km away; and Aparri (pop. 68,400), 113 km away.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: Sep 22, 2026 12:08 am (Universal Time) local time (22 Sep 2026 00:08 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 19.39°N / 121.01°E (Province of Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)Primary data source: EMSC