Is Cantilan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Cantilan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cantilan scores 62/100 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.
Cantilan scores 62/100 (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 Cantilan: 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 62 is higher than 86% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Cantilan belongs to Surigao del Sur (Philippines), centered at coordinates 9.3356° N, 125.9769° E (7 m above sea level). Distance to Manila is 798.5 km towards the NW.
Surigao del Sur
9.3356° N, 125.9769° E
7 m
Asia/Manila
34,060
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 22 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Cantilan happened in December (22 of 31 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
31 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.6 on 2 Dec 2023 (102 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 24 May 2026 (35 km away) — USGS details
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