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M5.3 Earthquake near 26 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-02-14 12:50:03 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

26 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines

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M5.3 Earthquake near 26 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines · 2025-02-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 26 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines · 2025-02-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near 26 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines on February 14, 2025 at 12:50 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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
354a9047f8e3573585057392e43e74ea707afc35
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-14 12:50:03 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
11.53080, 125.76090

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
Borongan36.9 kmW71'431
Panalanoy87.9 kmW189'090
Cebu City244.8 kmSW965'332

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Biliran
    Distance: 134 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'301 m ·Last eruption: 1939 ·Philippines
  • Cabalían
    Distance: 151 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 912 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·Philippines
  • Bulusan
    Distance: 231 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'535 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin
    Distance: 285 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'552 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Philippines
  • Mayon Activity reported
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'462 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Philippines
  • Kanlaon Activity reported
    Distance: 313 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'422 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

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 hours2
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours6
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.02025-02-14 12:50:05 UTC2.1 kmPhilippines M4.52025-02-14 14:18:15 UTC20.7 km13 km E of Hernani, Philippines M5.02025-02-15 01:18:48 UTC7.9 km26 km NE of Hernani, Philippines M5.12025-02-15 01:18:51 UTC6.0 kmPhilippines M4.32025-02-15 08:55:30 UTC8.8 km20 km NE of Hernani, Philippines M4.72025-02-16 11:43:58 UTC13.6 km13 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines M4.22025-02-18 14:26:55 UTC17.3 km9 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines M4.62025-02-22 18:30:58 UTC17.5 km39 km NE of Hernani, Philippines M4.32025-02-25 16:29:02 UTC125.0 km16 km NW of Loreto, Philippines M4.62025-02-28 21:00:29 UTC79.3 km28 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines M4.52025-03-11 06:25:06 UTC17.7 km10 km NE of Hernani, Philippines M4.82025-03-16 01:10:28 UTC147.9 km22 km NNW of Santa Monica, 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#2
Earlier events M≥411
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.42025-02-02 15:43:10 UTC142.7 km M4.92025-01-15 18:03:22 UTC121.2 km11 km NE of Caibiran, Philippines M4.62025-01-23 18:51:46 UTC97.6 km35 km N of Loreto, Philippines M4.62025-01-01 18:39:33 UTC31.5 km52 km E of San Julian, Philippines M4.52025-02-12 08:08:25 UTC56.0 km5 km SE of Can-Avid, Philippines

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