Suriago del Sur, Philippines. Photo: Shutterstock The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has reported a magnitude 5.8 earthquake off the eastern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines on October 29, 2026, at 03:19 UTC.
The quake was recorded about 110 kilometers east-northeast of Barcelona, a municipality in Surigao del Sur, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.7 earthquake in the same general area at a depth of 10 kilometers.
PHIVOLCS also recorded two aftershocks following the main earthquake. A magnitude 4.2 tremor struck at 11:19 a.m. local time, about 113 kilometers northeast of Lingig in Surigao del Sur, at a depth of 27 kilometers.
A second aftershock measuring magnitude 4.3 followed at 11:33 a.m., approximately 129 kilometers northeast of Lingig, at a depth of 33 kilometers.