Significant M5.3 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Sulawesi Sea 149km from General Santos (The Philippines) on Monday Afternoon.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on June 8th, 2026. Last updated June 20th, 2026.

In the Sulawesi Sea 149 kilometer from General Santos, The Philippines, a significant Magnitude 5.3 aftershock occurred in the early afternoon of Monday June 8th, 2026.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Sulawesi Sea, 85 kilometers (53 mi) off the coast of The Philippines, 149 kilometer south of General Santos in Soccsksargen. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 51 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jun 8, 2026 12:44PM (Manila Time) - Jun 8, 2026 04:44 Universal Time.
Location:	149 km south of General Santos, Soccsksargen, The Philippines. Coordinates 4°47'13"N 125°21'5"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.3 Detected by 176 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.043 .
Depth:	51 km (32 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 . Glan in Soccsksargen, The Philippines is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 116 kilometer (72 mi) south of Glan.

Major cities near this earthquake: Davao is located 256 km to the north. General Santos is located 149 km to the north. Budta is located 287 km to the north.

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

Overview of nearby places

This is likely an aftershock

Approximately 5 hrs before this earthquake hit, a larger 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck 98 km (61 mi) north of this one. For that reason, we classify the Mag. 5.3 earthquake as an aftershock.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Earthquakes can create aftershocks. These are generally at least 1 magnitude lower than any main shock, and as time passes the chance and strength of aftershocks decreases.

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, 150 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.3 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 24 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 20/06/26 05:58 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000srdu
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260608_0000100
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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