International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1761782
Event time 2026-10-01 05:34:10 (UTC)
Local time 2026-09-30 21:34:10 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-01 05:49:15 (UTC)
Magnitude 5
Depth 10 km
Class Moderate
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 5
Possible effects Almost everyone feels movement. Sleeping people are awakened. Doors swing open or close. Dishes are broken. Pictures on the wall move. Small objects move or are turned over. Trees might shake. Liquids might spill out of open containers.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Pacific Ocean - West
Country Philippines
Administration area Soccsksargen
Nearest settlement Palimbang
Distance 38 km
Course WSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Celebes Sea

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 750 km, Orange circle 100 km, Yellow circle 150 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 750 km, Orange circle 100 km, Yellow circle 150 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Polloc (cotabato) (142,52 km), Polloc (cotabato) (142,52 km), General Santos (146,49 km), General Santos (146,49 km)
Nearest airports
Lebak Rural Airport (65,94 km), Lebak Rural Airport (65,94 km), Allah Valley Airport (102,57 km), Allah Valley Airport (102,57 km), Awang Airport (122,78 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Quezon volcano (98,77 km), Blit volcano (102,16 km), Parker volcano (114,24 km), Matutum volcano (136,93 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake. Based on the hypocenter, an underwater landslide is conceivable and could trigger a tsunami. Based on the data received, using the depth of the hypocenter, a potential tsunami will reach the nearest (Palimbang, Soccsksargen, Philippines) settlement within 01:03. (PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN ESTIMATE ONLY!)