A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies monitoring seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter in the early evening on Saturday, October 24th, 2026, at 7:48 pm 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 citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake.Weak shaking might have been felt in Namuac (pop. 3,000), located 92 km from the epicenter; Sanchez-Mira (pop. 26,300), 93 km away; Santa Cruz (pop. 2,300), 94 km away; Claveria (pop. 10,600), 97 km away; Abulug (pop. 2,400), 98 km away; and Aparri (pop. 68,400), 106 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: Oct 24, 2026 07:48 pm (Manila time) local time (24 Oct 2026 11:48 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 19.31°N / 121.63°E (Province of Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)Primary data source: EMSC