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M4.8 Earthquake near SAMAR, PHILIPPINES (Philippines)

UTC time: 2025-09-09 06:56:25 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near SAMAR, PHILIPPINES (Philippines) on September 9, 2025 at 06:56 UTC. At around 97 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Philippines: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
2886792b3fb150576a96f491435d02b2f3bd37b7
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
96.9 km
UTC time
2025-09-09 06:56:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Philippines
City
Eastern Samar
Source
emsc
Coordinates
11.23530, 125.43350
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 96.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 96.9 km
Intermediate
96.9 km
96.9 km — deeper than the regional average (29.5 km)
Regional average: 29.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

2felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Sep 9, 2025, 7:01 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Daniel Z. Romualdez AirportPhilippines · TAC · RPVA
    44.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,992 Catalogue entries

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