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M4.5 Earthquake near 8 km SSE of Silago, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-01-08 19:12:32 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

8 km SSE of Silago, Philippines

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About this earthquake

On January 8, 2025 at 19:12 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 8 km SSE of Silago, Philippines. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
64db06c458c448b203be11398c89085d4a8e55ee
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-08 19:12:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
10.46260, 125.20520

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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Cabalían
    Distance: 20 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 912 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·Philippines
  • Biliran
    Distance: 139 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'301 m ·Last eruption: 1939 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'552 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Philippines
  • Kanlaon Activity reported
    Distance: 227 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'422 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Philippines
  • Bulusan
    Distance: 285 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'535 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Philippines
  • Musuan
    Distance: 288 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·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

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