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M5.4 Earthquake near 8 km E of Siocon, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-01-23 03:41:16 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
62.0 km
Source
USGS

8 km E of Siocon, Philippines

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M5.4 Earthquake near 8 km E of Siocon, Philippines · 2025-01-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near 8 km E of Siocon, Philippines · 2025-01-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 23, 2025 at 03:41 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near 8 km E of Siocon, Philippines. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 62 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
2dbf94ffff645be64c3b605e8d2c5eb5ee99942b
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
62.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-23 03:41:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
7.70250, 122.20790

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 62 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 62 km
Shallow
62 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
Siocon8.0 kmW51'239
Zamboanga City89.3 kmS1'018'849

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Makaturing
    Distance: 233 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'818 m ·Last eruption: 1882 ·Philippines
  • Ragang
    Distance: 253 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
  • Musuan
    Distance: 316 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
  • Kanlaon Activity reported
    Distance: 318 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'422 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin
    Distance: 318 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'552 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Philippines
  • Melebingoy
    Distance: 345 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Zamboanga International AirportPhilippines · ZAM · RPMZ
    88.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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