Overview
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred off Mindanao on Monday, June 15, at 09:18 UTC with a depth of about 112 km, according to the USGS and corroborated by EMSC.
- The USGS issued a Green alert indicating a low likelihood of shaking-related fatalities or major economic loss and the Pacific tsunami services reported no tsunami threat.
- PHIVOLCS said the event originated along the Philippine Trench and was spatially separate from the June 8 M7.8, with epicentres roughly 200–250 km apart.
- Authorities continue relief and shelter operations after the June 8 quake, and PHIVOLCS has recorded more than 5,200 aftershocks in the June 8–15 sequence, some of which have been felt by residents.
- Deep earthquakes like this one tend to produce wider but milder surface shaking than shallow ruptures, so officials will keep monitoring aftershocks, secondary hazards such as landslides, and ongoing humanitarian needs.