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M5.5 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region (Philippines)

UTC time: 2025-12-18 07:27:46 UTC Local time: —
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M5.5 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) · 2025-12-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) · 2025-12-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) on December 18, 2025 at 07:27 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 28 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Philippines: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 5 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.6.

Details

ID
575cfd62d39f0fd415e4ba46d72a0b1a7afef4f5
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
28.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-18 07:27:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Philippines
Source
gfz
Coordinates
19.92000, 121.36000
Temperature
25.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 28 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 28 km
Shallow
28 km
28 km — close to the regional average (29.4 km)
Regional average: 29.4 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
Sanchez-Mira151.6 kmS26'292
Laoag207.7 kmSW112'117
Kaohsiung City318.8 kmN2'737'660

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
  • Iraya
    Distance: 91 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Didicas
    Distance: 129 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin de Babuyanes
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 712 m ·Last eruption: 1857 ·Philippines
  • Cagua
    Distance: 205 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'133 m ·Last eruption: 1860 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Basco AirportPhilippines · BSO · RPUO
    87.6 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 hours6
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M5.52025-12-18 07:27:47 UTC12.4 km96 km SW of Basco, Philippines M5.52025-12-18 07:27:48 UTC12.3 km96 km SW of Basco, Philippines M3.92025-12-18 07:33:28 UTC27.5 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.52025-12-18 08:38:52 UTC37.6 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.82025-12-18 10:01:30 UTC16.8 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.12025-12-18 13:04:24 UTC46.9 kmBATAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M4.02025-12-18 20:29:57 UTC109.8 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M4.22025-12-19 05:33:24 UTC79.3 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M3.02025-12-21 02:41:35 UTC10.9 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.62025-12-21 07:33:57 UTC52.5 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.22025-12-21 10:38:17 UTC10.3 kmBATAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.22025-12-28 02:33:58 UTC25.7 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES

Philippines

Context for this earthquake

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

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥446
Earlier events M≥510
Compared since2025-02-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-07-20 05:45:32 UTC30.4 km98 km SSW of Basco, Philippines M5.72025-07-20 05:45:29 UTC41.5 kmPhilippine Islands Region M5.52025-07-20 05:45:32 UTC30.5 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M5.42025-04-27 17:18:27 UTC82.1 km69 km N of Claveria, Philippines M5.32025-07-19 01:34:47 UTC13.6 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES

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