M5.3 Earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines

UTC time: 2026-06-09 10:07:26 UTC Local time:
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Mindanao, Philippines

Map

M5.3 Earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines · 2026-06-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines · 2026-06-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near Mindanao, Philippines on June 9, 2026 at 10:07 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
9e129b616a41c4c20a40bf8570fd26290fcfd165
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-06-09 10:07:26 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
gfz
Coordinates
5.50000, 124.76000
Temperature
29.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Glan60.9 kmNE24'256
General Santos82.0 kmNE722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines
  • Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
  • Awu
    Distance: 215 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'318 m ·Last eruption: 2004 ·Indonesia
  • Distance: 243 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'818 m ·Last eruption: 1882 ·Philippines
  • Distance: 245 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
  • Distance: 253 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • General Santos International AirportPhilippines · GES · RPMR
    72.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours28
First 24 hours75
First 72 hours172
Strongest subsequent eventM6.7

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#42
Earlier events M≥4260
Earlier events M≥5110
Compared since2025-01-13

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

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Country (24h)
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