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M3.3 Earthquake near LUZON, PHILIPPINES

UTC time: 2025-12-12 13:55:19 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
19.0 km
Source
EMSC

LUZON, PHILIPPINES

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About this earthquake

On December 12, 2025 at 13:55 UTC, a magnitude M3.3 earthquake occurred near LUZON, PHILIPPINES. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 19 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
0af5b5b5e1d128e85d50df7160c9ad9033fd11b0
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
19.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 13:55:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
17.86000, 120.20000
Temperature
27.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 19 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 19 km
Shallow
19 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Camiguin de Babuyanes
    Distance: 206 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 712 m ·Last eruption: 1857 ·Philippines
  • Cagua
    Distance: 207 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'133 m ·Last eruption: 1860 ·Philippines
  • Didicas
    Distance: 251 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 261 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
  • Pinatubo
    Distance: 304 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'486 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Philippines
  • Iraya
    Distance: 347 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Laoag International AirportPhilippines · LAO · RPLI
    49.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

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

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