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M5.1 Earthquake near 107 km WNW of Basco, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-11-12 12:02:23 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 24.1 km
Source: USGS

107 km WNW of Basco, Philippines

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About this earthquake

On November 12, 2025 at 12:02 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 107 km WNW of Basco, Philippines. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 24 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

24.1 km

UTC time

2025-11-12 12:02:23 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

20.91670, 121.06420

Temperature

26.6°C

Depth profile

Shallow

24.1 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Hengchun125.4 kmN29'702

Fongshan District203.5 kmN356'463

Kaohsiung City204.3 kmN2'737'660

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Iraya

Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
Babuyan Claro

Distance: 180 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
Didicas

Distance: 237 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines
Camiguin de Babuyanes

Distance: 247 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 712 m ·Last eruption: 1857 ·Philippines
Cagua

Distance: 320 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'133 m ·Last eruption: 1860 ·Philippines
Kueishantao

Distance: 446 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Itbayat Jorge Abad AirportPhilippines · RPLT
80.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-12

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0

First 24 hours0

First 72 hours0

Strongest subsequent eventM5.0

M4.32025-11-20 01:19:27 UTC111.6 kmTAIWAN REGION M3.42025-11-26 13:07:47 UTC62.4 kmBATAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M4.42025-11-29 18:03:57 UTC57.5 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.42025-11-29 19:29:50 UTC39.6 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M4.92025-11-29 20:01:56 UTC7.4 km113 km WNW of Basco, Philippines M4.82025-11-29 20:01:57 UTC9.9 kmPhilippine Islands Region M5.02025-12-08 11:24:41 UTC89.3 km M3.62025-12-11 06:42:05 UTC106.1 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5

Earlier events M≥440

Earlier events M≥510

Compared since2025-01-01

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-07-20 05:45:32 UTC144.9 km98 km SSW of Basco, Philippines M5.52025-07-20 05:45:32 UTC144.9 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M5.32025-07-19 01:34:47 UTC121.4 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M5.22025-08-16 22:51:29 UTC118.5 km129 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan M5.12025-11-12 12:02:22 UTC6.4 kmBATAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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