Significant M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Evening in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines).

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

A significant MAG-5.3 aftershock struck in the Sulawesi Sea 59 kilometer from General Santos, The Philippines in the evening of Monday June 8th, 2026.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Sulawesi Sea, right off the coast of The Philippines (12 mi offshore), 59 kilometer southwest of General Santos in Soccsksargen. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 46 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jun 8, 2026 10:53PM (Manila Time) - Jun 8, 2026 14:53 Universal Time.
Location:	59 km SW of General Santos, Soccsksargen, The Philippines. Coordinates 5°42'24"N 124°49'49"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.3 Detected by 160 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.046 .
Depth:	46 km (29 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 43 kilometer (27 mi) west of the epicenter.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. General Santos is located 59 km to the north-east. Budta is located 172 km to the north. Davao is located 175 km to the north-east.

A complete list of nearby places is included below.

Overview of nearby places

This is likely an aftershock

Approximately 15 hrs before this earthquake hit, a larger 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck 27 km (17 mi) south-east of this one. For that reason, we classify the Mag. 5.3 earthquake as an aftershock.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

The risk of aftershocks decreases rapidly over time. Usually, aftershocks are at least one order of magnitude lower than a main shock.

The chance that a significant earthquake like this one is followed by an even larger earthquake is not so large. On average, scientists estimate a 94% chance that a major earthquake will not be followed by an even larger one. It is still adviced to be aware of this risk

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. In total, 153 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 08/06/26 18:58 (). 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 us7000srh8
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260608_0000326
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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