Is Butuan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Butuan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Butuan scores 65/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Philippines Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Butuan scores 65/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Philippines (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Butuan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (100/100).
A score of 65 is higher than 87% of the cities we score.
Consult the Philippines travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Butuan belongs to Butuan (Philippines), centered at coordinates 8.9480° N, 125.5430° E (9 m above sea level). Distance to Manila is 800.7 km towards the NW.
Butuan
8.9480° N, 125.5430° E
9 m
Asia/Manila
372,910
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Philippines
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 17 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Butuan happened in December (17 of 27 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
27 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.6 on 2 Dec 2023 (107 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 24 May 2026 (90 km away) — USGS details
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