On Monday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea 159km from General Santos (The Philippines).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on June 8th, 2026.

A significant MAG-5.1 aftershock struck in the Philippine Sea 159 kilometer from General Santos, The Philippines in the late afternoon of Monday June 8th, 2026.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Philippine Sea, 94 kilometers (58 mi) off the coast of The Philippines, 159 kilometer south of General Santos in Soccsksargen. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 64 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jun 8, 2026 05:28PM (Manila Time) - Jun 8, 2026 09:28 Universal Time.
Location:	159 km south of General Santos, Soccsksargen, The Philippines. Coordinates 4°43'40"N 125°32'13"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 73 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.067 .
Depth:	64 km (40 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in The Philippines . The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Glan in Soccsksargen, The Philippines. Glan is located 127 kilometer (79 mi) south of the epicenter.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Davao is located 261 km to the north. General Santos is located 159 km to the north. Malingao is located 295 km to the northwest.

The table below provides an overview of all places in proximity of today's earthquake.

Overview of nearby places

This is likely an aftershock

This earthquake was an aftershock. A larger mag. 6.5 earthquake struck 91 km (56 mi) northwest in advance of this 5.1 earthquake around 9 hrs earlier.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Aftershocks are usually at least 1 order of magnitude less strong than main shocks. The more time passes, the smaller the chance and likely strength of any potential aftershocks.

It's always adviced to be cautious of the risk of a larger shock following any significant earthquake, however this risk is fairly small. There is a roughly 94 percent change that no larger main shock will follow in the days following this earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. In total, 202 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.1 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 18 days.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 08/06/26 17:58 (). As more information on this earthquake becomes available this article will be updated. This article is automatically composed based on data originating from multiple sources.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000srfa
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260608_0000211
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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