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M4.8 Earthquake near 22 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-03-16 01:10:28 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
63.1 km
Source
USGS

22 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near 22 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines on March 16, 2025 at 01:10 UTC. With a focal depth of about 63 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
7bd16017a694951cd79c4ca828fcb9dc5273f33d
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
63.1 km
UTC time
2025-03-16 01:10:28 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
10.22070, 125.99270

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 63.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 63.1 km
Shallow
63.1 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: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 912 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin
    Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'552 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Philippines
  • Biliran
    Distance: 215 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'301 m ·Last eruption: 1939 ·Philippines
  • Musuan
    Distance: 280 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
  • Kanlaon Activity reported
    Distance: 314 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'422 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Philippines
  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 316 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Siargao AirportPhilippines · IAO · RPNS
    40.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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.

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