On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.2 FORESHOCK struck in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on June 13th, 2026. Last updated July 10th, 2026.

In the Sulawesi Sea 49 kilometer from General Santos, The Philippines, a significant Magnitude 5.2 foreshock occurred in the morning of Saturday June 13th, 2026.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Sulawesi Sea, right off the coast of The Philippines (3 mi offshore), 49 kilometer south of General Santos in Soccsksargen. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 69 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Jun 13, 2026 10:05AM (Manila Time) - Jun 13, 2026 02:05 Universal Time.
Location:	49 km south of General Santos, Soccsksargen, The Philippines. Coordinates 5°40'53"N 125°14'30"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.2 Detected by 78 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.065 .
Depth:	69 km (43 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 16 kilometer (10 mi) south 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 49 km to the north. Davao is located 160 km to the north. Budta is located 191 km to the northwest.

An overview of nearby towns and cities is available in the overview below.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 2 people in 2 countries

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 2 people have reported shaking in 2 places in 2 countries (Indonesia, 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:

• Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia: 1 person.
• Ula, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 1 person.

This is likely a foreshock

This earthquake was followed by a stronger MAG-5.5 earthquake, classifying this earthquake as a foreshock.

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.

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. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since June 11th, 2026, when a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit 88 km (55 mi) further south. An even stronger magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on June 7th, 2026.

In total, 166 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.2 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 22 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 10/07/26 04:58 (). 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 us7000ssls
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260613_0000036
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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