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M5.1 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-10-26 00:25:52 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Philippine Islands Region

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About this earthquake

On October 26, 2025 at 00:25 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Philippine Islands Region. 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 GFZ.

Details

6d6527c96eaa30934495f7cf7274bb4d2c556311

Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-10-26 00:25:52 UTC

Local time

—

Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

7.26000, 127.17000

Temperature

27.4°C

Depth profile

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

Manay69.7 kmW20'336

Mati110.5 kmW105'908

Davao City173.1 kmW1'848'947

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Volcanoes nearby

Leonard Range

Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
Musuan

Distance: 241 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
Matutum

Distance: 252 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
Melebingoy

Distance: 282 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines
Ragang

Distance: 297 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
Makaturing

Distance: 317 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'818 m ·Last eruption: 1882 ·Philippines

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3

First 24 hours11

First 72 hours13

Strongest subsequent eventM5.1

M5.02025-10-26 00:25:55 UTC34.3 km44 km ESE of Manay, Philippines M3.12025-10-26 00:47:14 UTC39.4 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.52025-10-26 05:41:07 UTC139.3 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M3.02025-10-26 12:56:21 UTC139.0 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.32025-10-26 14:10:09 UTC66.6 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.62025-10-26 17:50:26 UTC18.4 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.32025-10-26 18:50:24 UTC43.4 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M3.52025-10-26 18:57:21 UTC58.0 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M3.52025-10-26 19:15:28 UTC27.8 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.42025-10-26 21:11:03 UTC92.9 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M3.02025-10-27 00:25:11 UTC20.9 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M4.12025-10-28 06:30:47 UTC15.7 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION

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#67

Earlier events M≥4268

Earlier events M≥5103

Compared since2025-01-05

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-10-10 01:43:58 UTC45.8 km20 km E of Santiago, Philippines M7.42025-10-10 01:44:00 UTC45.8 km20 km E of Santiago, Philippines M7.42025-10-10 01:43:59 UTC52.2 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M7.42025-10-10 01:43:57 UTC46.8 kmPhilippines [Sea] M7.42025-10-10 01:43:56 UTC35.1 km33 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines

Stats (last 24h)

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