International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1556710
Event time 2026-01-22 05:27:57 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-21 21:27:57 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-22 05:43:17 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.2
Depth 152 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Pacific Ocean - West
Country Philippines
Administration area Davao
Nearest settlement Surup
Distance 18 km
Course WSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Philippine Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Mati (70,93 km), Davao (89,36 km), General Santos (92,92 km)
Nearest airports
Malita Airport (41,45 km), Mati National Airport (73,30 km), Rajah Buayan Air Base (87,79 km), Francisco Bangoy International Airport (93,82 km), Camp Panacan Naval Base Heliport (96,00 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Matutum volcano (101,81 km), Apo volcano (106,53 km), Leonard Range volcano (114,30 km), Parker volcano (124,31 km), Balut volcano (125,20 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.