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M5.0 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-10-05 01:45:44 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Philippine Islands Region

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M5.0 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region · 2025-10-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region · 2025-10-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Philippine Islands Region on October 5, 2025 at 01:45 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
12aac4ce042304d00ea05264a59052c84233dd3c
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-05 01:45:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
18.20000, 119.88000
Temperature
28.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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
Batac City74.1 kmE56'781
Laoag75.6 kmE112'117
Valenzuela406.1 kmS725'173

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Camiguin de Babuyanes
    Distance: 220 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 712 m ·Last eruption: 1857 ·Philippines
  • Cagua
    Distance: 237 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'133 m ·Last eruption: 1860 ·Philippines
  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 263 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
  • Didicas
    Distance: 263 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines
  • Iraya
    Distance: 337 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Pinatubo
    Distance: 345 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'486 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Laoag International AirportPhilippines · LAO · RPLI
    68.8 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M5.02025-10-05 01:45:48 UTC52.3 km97 km W of Davila, Philippines M3.02025-10-10 17:25:41 UTC74.6 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M3.02025-10-11 16:43:21 UTC95.3 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M3.32025-10-16 01:54:45 UTC108.8 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M5.22025-10-17 08:14:10 UTC94.6 kmLuzon, Philippines M5.12025-10-17 08:14:12 UTC94.4 km22 km NW of Pagudpud, Philippines M5.12025-10-17 08:14:13 UTC93.1 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M5.02025-10-17 08:31:48 UTC91.2 kmLuzon, Philippines M4.92025-10-17 08:31:50 UTC88.5 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M4.92025-10-17 08:31:51 UTC83.2 km12 km N of Davila, Philippines M4.92025-10-17 08:31:51 UTC83.2 kmLuzon M4.22025-10-17 10:45:26 UTC98.1 kmLUZON, 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#7
Earlier events M≥431
Earlier events M≥56
Compared since2025-01-31

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-07-15 02:38:19 UTC82.2 km2 km SSE of Sarrat, Philippines M5.82025-07-15 02:38:17 UTC92.2 kmLuzon, Philippines M5.52025-09-18 19:52:09 UTC142.8 kmLuzon, Philippines M5.52025-07-15 02:38:19 UTC82.1 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M5.32025-09-18 19:52:11 UTC146.1 km42 km WNW of Bacnotan, Philippines

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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