Saturday, May 23, 2026 06:40 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
A shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines.
According to the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, the quake hit on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026, at 2:25 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Claveria (pop. 10,600) located 56 km from the epicenter, Namuac (pop. 3,000) 57 km away, Santa Praxedes (pop. 4,600) 60 km away, and Sanchez-Mira (pop. 26,300) 65 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cabaritan East (pop. 9,300) located 91 km from the epicenter, Ballesteros (pop. 5,600) 93 km away, Aparri (pop. 68,400) 106 km away, and Laoag (pop. 112,100) 111 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: May 23, 2026 02:25 pm (GMT +8) local time (23 May 2026 06:25 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.11°N / 121.03°E (Cagayan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)
Primary data source: RaspberryShake
