Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 4.9 quake in the Philippines near Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit after midnight on Friday, July 10th, 2026, at 12:47 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 167. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Dapitan (pop. 87,700) located 20 km from the epicenter, Dipolog (pop. 93,500) 33 km away, Oroquieta (pop. 71,400) 51 km away, Dumaguete (pop. 113,500) 58 km away, Ozamiz City (pop. 93,100) 84 km away, Tanjay (pop. 84,600) 86 km away, Bayawan (pop. 126,700) 97 km away, and Pagadian (pop. 206,500) 111 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 10, 2026 12:47 am (Manila time) local time (9 Jul 2026 16:47 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 167.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.82°N / 123.49°E (Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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