M5.1 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-08-25 19:18:23 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 116.0 km
Source: GFZ

Philippine Islands Region

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About this earthquake

On August 25, 2025 at 19:18 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Philippine Islands Region. At around 116 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

116.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-25 19:18:23 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

5.40000, 127.13000

Temperature

28.5°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

116 km

Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Mati200.2 kmNW105'908

General Santos230.7 kmW722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

Leonard Range

Distance: 251 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
Matutum

Distance: 251 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
Melebingoy

Distance: 260 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines
Awu

Distance: 266 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'318 m ·Last eruption: 2004 ·Indonesia
Banua Wuhu

Distance: 313 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -5 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Indonesia
Karangetang Activity reported

Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'797 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Indonesia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2

First 24 hours2

First 72 hours3

Strongest subsequent eventM5.9

M4.82025-08-25 19:18:24 UTC12.8 km147 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines M5.12025-08-25 19:18:24 UTC6.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Davao (Monde) M4.52025-08-28 17:36:56 UTC82.8 kmEAST OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS M3.02025-08-29 05:21:48 UTC28.3 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M4.32025-08-29 13:29:59 UTC137.3 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M3.22025-08-30 04:23:34 UTC146.3 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M4.32025-08-30 21:21:19 UTC138.9 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.32025-08-31 05:34:36 UTC145.4 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.22025-08-31 16:00:47 UTC94.3 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M3.12025-08-31 18:22:58 UTC126.0 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M4.02025-08-31 18:57:46 UTC122.1 kmNORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA M3.12025-09-01 00:19:18 UTC138.9 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

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#11

Earlier events M≥493

Earlier events M≥519

Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-06-27 23:07:08 UTC115.1 km71 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines M6.32025-04-22 10:17:11 UTC121.0 km141 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia M6.12025-06-27 23:07:10 UTC115.1 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M6.02025-06-27 23:07:11 UTC116.6 kmMindanao, Philippines M5.62025-06-27 23:07:11 UTC128.0 kmNorth Sulawesi

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

506

Country (24h)

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