On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near General Santos (The Philippines).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on June 9th, 2026.

A significant Magnitude 5.1 aftershock struck in the Philippine Sea 68 kilometer from General Santos, The Philippines in the night of Wednesday June 10th, 2026.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Philippine Sea, right off the coast of The Philippines (1 mi offshore), 68 kilometer south of General Santos in Soccsksargen. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 59 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jun 10, 2026 12:49AM (Manila Time) - Jun 9, 2026 16:49 Universal Time.
Location:	68 km south of General Santos, Soccsksargen, The Philippines. Coordinates 5°32'7"N 125°23'8"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 8 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.11 .
Depth:	59 km (37 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 . Located 38 kilometer (24 mi) south-east of the epicenter of this earthquake, Glan (Soccsksargen, The Philippines) is the nearest significant population center.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. General Santos is located 68 km to the north. Davao is located 173 km to the north. Budta is located 213 km to the northwest.

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

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 1 person

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 1 person has reported shaking in one place in Philippines.We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Cebuano, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 1 person.

This is likely an aftershock

Approximately 2 days before this earthquake hit, a larger 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck 38 km (24 mi) west of this one. For that reason, we classify the Mag. 5.1 earthquake as an aftershock.

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, 214 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 17 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 09/06/26 18:38 (). 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 us7000sru0
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260609_0000338
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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