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M5.4 Earthquake near 6 km WSW of Talisay, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-01-20 10:42:58 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
100.0 km
Source
USGS

6 km WSW of Talisay, Philippines

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M5.4 Earthquake near 6 km WSW of Talisay, Philippines · 2025-01-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near 6 km WSW of Talisay, Philippines · 2025-01-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 20, 2025 at 10:42 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near 6 km WSW of Talisay, Philippines. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 100 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
71d871a40c38949c23a67f1ed9177603ae2cb513
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
100.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-20 10:42:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.90350, 120.56760

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 100 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 100 km
Intermediate
100 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
Calatagan10.6 kmSE16'110
Batangas55.4 kmE237'370
Calamba73.0 kmNE575'046

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taal
    Distance: 48 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 311 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Philippines
  • San Pablo Volcanic Field
    Distance: 83 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'090 m ·Last eruption: 1350 ·Philippines
  • Banahaw
    Distance: 100 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'158 m ·Philippines
  • Pinatubo
    Distance: 138 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'486 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Philippines
  • Isarog
    Distance: 305 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'966 m ·Last eruption: -3500 ·Philippines
  • Iriga
    Distance: 315 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'138 m ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ninoy Aquino International AirportPhilippines · MNL · RPLL
    83.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-17

Nuclear power plants

  • Bataan nuclear power plantPhilippinesOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    85.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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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