Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.8 just reported 101 km south of Pagadian, Philippines

An intermediate to deep magnitude 4.8 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines.
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, at 3:43 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 198. 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pitogo (pop. 6,000) located 58 km from the epicenter, Margosatubig (pop. 14,600) 73 km away, Pagadian (pop. 206,500) 101 km away, Muricay (pop. 132,100) 102 km away, Dinaig (pop. 116,800) 105 km away, Cotabato (pop. 383,400) 110 km away, and Sultan Kudarat (pop. 125,000) 112 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 28, 2026 03:43 pm (GMT +8) local time (28 Jan 2026 07:43 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 198.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.93°N / 123.29°E (Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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