Significant 6.3 quake hits near Malapatan, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake near Malapatan, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines, was reported only 7 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km beneath the epicenter around noon on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026, at 12:14 pm local time. 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 Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency which listed the quake at magnitude 6.5. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 6.3.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Towns or cities where the quake likely caused strong ground shaking include
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Glan (pop. 24,300) located 65 km from the epicenter, Sapu Padidu (pop. 9,800) 72 km away, Caburan (pop. 12,600) 73 km away, Malapatan (pop. 82,600) 77 km away, Alabel (pop. 90,100) 91 km away, and General Santos (pop. 722,100) 96 km away.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Malita (pop. 118,400) located 126 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 5, 2026 04:14 am (Universal Time) local time (5 Aug 2026 04:14 GMT)
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 35.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.26°N / 125.44°E (Davao Occidental, Davao, Philippines)
Primary data source: EMSC
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