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M4.9 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-10-15 07:45:00 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
53.0 km
Source
GFZ

Philippine Islands Region

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near Philippine Islands Region on October 15, 2025 at 07:45 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 53 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
5e1cd4986787e349b92fa41970b5f39847a068ee
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
53.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-15 07:45:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
7.16000, 127.03000
Temperature
28.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 53 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 53 km
Shallow
53 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 111 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
  • Musuan
    Distance: 230 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
  • Matutum
    Distance: 233 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
  • Melebingoy
    Distance: 263 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines
  • Ragang
    Distance: 284 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
  • Makaturing
    Distance: 304 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'818 m ·Last eruption: 1882 ·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.

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