On Wednesday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck near General Santos in The Philippines.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on June 10th, 2026.

A significant Magnitude 5.1 aftershock struck under land 54 kilometer from General Santos in The Philippines in the late afternoon of Wednesday June 10th, 2026.

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Earthquake Summary

The earthquake struck on land in The Philippines, 54 kilometer (34 mi) south-east of General Santos in Soccsksargen. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 62 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jun 10, 2026 05:13PM (Manila Time) - Jun 10, 2026 09:13 Universal Time.
Location:	54 km SE of General Santos, Soccsksargen, The Philippines. Coordinates 5°40'33"N 125°23'15"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 63 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.072 .
Depth:	62 km (38 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Tsunami very unlikely While this was a shallow earthquake in a coastal area, it appears to have occurred under land (8 km from the sea) with a magnitude that is usually not strong enough to cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in The Philippines . Located 26 kilometer (16 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 54 km to the northwest. Davao is located 157 km to the north. Budta is located 200 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

Approximately 2 days before this earthquake hit, a larger 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck 39 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, 215 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.

Tsunami very unlikely

While MAG-6.5+ earthquakes may cause tsunami's, it appears that the epicenter of this earthquake hit under land. In addition, the reported depth is deeper than 100km, making the risk of a tsunami even less likely. However always stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 10/06/26 17:28 (). 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 us7000srzt
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260610_0000144
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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