6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: CSEM-EMSC

A major 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao, Philippine Islands, on September 23, 2016, at 2253 UTC, at a depth of 42.9 miles, reported the National Tsunami Warning Center, Palmer, AK.

The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Information Statement on September 23, 2016, at 401 pm PDT.