Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Dinaig, Maguindanao del Norte, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines

Just 7 minutes ago, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Dinaig, Maguindanao del Norte, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, at 2:47 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 6.0 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 6.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Kalamansig (pop. 12,800) located 34 km from the epicenter, Maganoy (pop. 17,400) 88 km away, Laguilayan (pop. 17,800) 88 km away, Dinaig (pop. 116,800) 93 km away, Isulan (pop. 101,500) 95 km away, Norala (pop. 48,500) 100 km away, Cotabato (pop. 383,400) 100 km away, and Koronadal (pop. 201,800) 120 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 28, 2026 06:47 am (Universal Time) local time (28 Jan 2026 06:47 GMT)
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 35.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.42°N / 123.78°E (Sultan Kudarat, Soccsksargen, Philippines)
Primary data source: EMSC
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