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M5.9 Earthquake near 98 km SSW of Basco, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-07-20 05:45:32 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
39.7 km
Source
NNSN

98 km SSW of Basco, Philippines

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M5.9 Earthquake near 98 km SSW of Basco, Philippines · 2025-07-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near 98 km SSW of Basco, Philippines · 2025-07-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.9 earthquake was recorded near 98 km SSW of Basco, Philippines on July 20, 2025 at 05:45 UTC. With a focal depth of about 40 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
8c62aac8fa3289f6a50f45d52fabc8ad1769ebb8
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
39.7 km
UTC time
2025-07-20 05:45:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
19.67900, 121.49800

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 39.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 39.7 km
Shallow
39.7 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
Sanchez-Mira127.4 kmS26'292
Laoag190.1 kmSW112'117
Kaohsiung City348.9 kmN2'737'660

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Babuyan Claro
    Distance: 50 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'064 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Philippines
  • Didicas
    Distance: 100 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 228 m ·Last eruption: 1978 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin de Babuyanes
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 712 m ·Last eruption: 1857 ·Philippines
  • Iraya
    Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1454 ·Philippines
  • Cagua
    Distance: 175 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'133 m ·Last eruption: 1860 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Basco AirportPhilippines · BSO · RPUO
    99.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM3.9
M3.32025-07-21 12:07:38 UTC27.3 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.92025-07-28 22:18:20 UTC130.6 kmLUZON, PHILIPPINES M3.62025-08-02 21:43:02 UTC77.9 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.32025-08-07 17:17:55 UTC114.4 kmBATAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M3.12025-08-11 17:44:33 UTC66.5 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥422
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-02-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.72025-07-20 05:45:29 UTC12.9 kmPhilippine Islands Region M5.42025-04-27 17:18:27 UTC63.5 km69 km N of Claveria, Philippines M5.32025-07-19 01:34:47 UTC30.6 kmBABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES M5.32025-04-27 16:54:24 UTC68.3 km M5.12025-07-19 07:58:20 UTC18.2 kmPhilippine Islands Region

Stats (last 24h)

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