Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines

Just 9 minutes ago, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines. The tremor was recorded late at night on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, at 10:33 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 55. 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 5.8. Other agencies reporting the same quake include Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency at magnitude 5.9, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.4, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.8.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
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 Tandag (pop. 29,000) located 42 km from the epicenter, San Francisco (pop. 18,500) 62 km away, Bah-Bah (pop. 28,600) 62 km away, Bislig (pop. 67,600) 66 km away, Bayugan (pop. 40,600) 75 km away, Talacogon (pop. 15,600) 82 km away, Bunawan (pop. 15,500) 86 km away, and Butuan (pop. 309,700) 101 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 11, 2025 10:33 pm (GMT +8) local time (11 Oct 2025 14:33 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 55.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.79°N / 126.45°E (Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines)
Primary data source: EMSC
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