Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines

Just 15 minutes ago, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines. The tremor was recorded early morning on Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 2:15 am local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 169. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cagdianao (pop. 2,700) located 12 km from the epicenter, Dinagat (pop. 2,600) 14 km away, San Jose (pop. 26,700) 23 km away, Surigao (pop. 87,800) 34 km away, Luna (pop. 7,800) 38 km away, Placer (pop. 10,400) 42 km away, Dapa (pop. 8,800) 48 km away, Maasin (pop. 18,300) 95 km away, and Butuan (pop. 309,700) 120 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 5, 2026 06:15 pm (Universal Time) local time (5 Feb 2026 18:15 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 172.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.81°N / 125.62°E (Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines)
Primary data source: GFZ
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