Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake 79 km northwest of Pagadian, Philippines

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.9 quake in the Philippines near Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, at 10:48 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 65. km. 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Leon Postigo (pop. 3,800) located 13 km from the epicenter, Ipil (pop. 19,200) 61 km away, Dipolog (pop. 93,500) 62 km away, Mahayag (pop. 17,100) 65 km away, Molave (pop. 21,100) 71 km away, Dapitan (pop. 85,200) 75 km away, Pagadian (pop. 206,500) 79 km away, and Muricay (pop. 132,100) 82 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 28, 2026 10:48 pm (GMT +8) local time (28 Jan 2026 14:48 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 65.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.26°N / 122.87°E (Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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