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M7.8 Earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines

UTC time: 2026-06-07 23:37:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M7.8
Depth
48.0 km
Source
GFZ

Mindanao, Philippines

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M7.8 Earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines · 2026-06-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M7.8 Earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines · 2026-06-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On June 7, 2026 at 23:37 UTC, a magnitude M7.8 earthquake occurred near Mindanao, Philippines. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 48 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can trigger serious destruction across large regions.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
d2c3b928f8ef8f2951116f30899ba37a66425d7d
Magnitude
M7.8
Depth
48.0 km
UTC time
2026-06-07 23:37:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
5.76000, 125.05000
Temperature
25.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 48 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 48 km
Shallow
48 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
Glan18.4 kmNE24'256
General Santos41.5 kmN722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Melebingoy
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines
  • Matutum
    Distance: 67 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 211 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
  • Ragang
    Distance: 223 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
  • Makaturing
    Distance: 225 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'818 m ·Last eruption: 1882 ·Philippines
  • Awu
    Distance: 234 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'318 m ·Last eruption: 2004 ·Indonesia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-17

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 500 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours63
First 24 hours170
First 72 hours334
Strongest subsequent eventM7.9
M7.82026-06-07 23:37:41 UTC18.7 km###.# km ( ###.# mi) WNW (az= 293.1) from Quartzsite, AZ M7.82026-06-07 23:37:41 UTC9.3 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M7.82026-06-07 23:37:41 UTC22.4 kmMindanao, Philippines M7.92026-06-07 23:37:43 UTC18.9 kmPhilippines [Sea] M7.42026-06-07 23:37:44 UTC12.6 kmEvent of magnitude 7.4, near Davao (Monde) M7.92026-06-07 23:37:46 UTC14.9 kmGlan M6.12026-06-07 23:48:10 UTC54.0 km7 km NNW of Sarangani, Philippines M4.82026-06-07 23:51:46 UTC38.2 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M4.82026-06-08 00:11:07 UTC45.9 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M5.32026-06-08 00:18:21 UTC41.7 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M4.82026-06-08 00:42:26 UTC40.5 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M5.02026-06-08 00:42:27 UTC40.0 kmMindanao, Philippines

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 500 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥41346
Earlier events M≥5404
Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-10-10 01:43:58 UTC252.0 km20 km E of Santiago, Philippines M7.42025-10-10 01:44:00 UTC251.9 km20 km E of Santiago, Philippines M7.42025-10-10 01:43:59 UTC246.4 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M7.42025-10-10 01:43:57 UTC256.8 kmPhilippines [Sea] M7.42025-10-10 01:43:56 UTC271.5 km33 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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