An intermediate magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines.According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Thursday, May 14th, 2026, at 6:10 am local time at an intermediate depth of 137. km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.6.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Namuac (pop. 3,000) located 94 km from the epicenter, Sanchez-Mira (pop. 26,300) 96 km away, Claveria (pop. 10,600) 98 km away, and Santa Cruz (pop. 2,300) 98 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become 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: May 13, 2026 10:10 pm (Universal Time) local time (13 May 2026 22:10 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 100.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 19.25°N / 121.44°E (Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)Primary data source: BMKG