Moderate magnitude 4.6 quake hits 109 km southeast of Pondaguitan, Philippines late at night

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in the Philippines near Pondaguitan, Davao Oriental, Davao, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Sunday, October 26th, 2025, at 10:05 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 96. 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.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pondaguitan (pop. 2,100) located 109 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 26, 2025 10:05 pm (GMT +8) local time (26 Oct 2025 14:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 96.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.71°N / 126.91°E (Sulawesi Utara, Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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