Earthquake Strikes Mindanao Following Volcanic Alert in Albay

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental in Mindanao on January 7, 2026, as authorities monitored a separate volcanic threat in Albay.The Institute of Seismology and Volcanology of the Philippines ruled out a tsunami alert despite recording several aftershocks at a shallow depth of 0.4 kilometers.This seismic activity occurs while Phivolcs maintains a level three alert for the Mayon volcano after rising magma formed a lava dome at the summit.