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M5.1 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-10-07 04:55:53 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
67.0 km
Source
GFZ

Philippine Islands Region

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M5.1 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region · 2025-10-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region · 2025-10-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 7, 2025 at 04:55 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Philippine Islands Region. With a focal depth of about 67 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
9204f353ce3957b3fac95d887fc09e3505dfbce9
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
67.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-07 04:55:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
10.11000, 126.51000
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 67 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 67 km
Shallow
67 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
San Jose103.4 kmW26'735
Butuan167.0 kmSW309'709
Cagayan de Oro273.0 kmSW741'617

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Cabalían
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 912 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin
    Distance: 225 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'552 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Philippines
  • Biliran
    Distance: 267 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'301 m ·Last eruption: 1939 ·Philippines
  • Musuan
    Distance: 294 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 308 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
  • Ragang
    Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM6.4
M4.42025-10-07 04:58:16 UTC28.5 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.72025-10-07 23:38:36 UTC27.5 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.72025-10-08 14:29:33 UTC114.7 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M4.52025-10-11 13:54:59 UTC148.9 km6 km ENE of Hingatungan, Philippines M4.72025-10-11 13:55:01 UTC143.6 kmLeyte, Philippines M6.02025-10-11 14:32:56 UTC126.9 kmMindanao, Philippines M6.02025-10-11 14:32:58 UTC132.9 km10 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines M6.02025-10-11 14:32:59 UTC132.9 km10 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines M6.12025-10-11 14:32:59 UTC139.9 kmPhilippines [Sea] M5.62025-10-11 14:32:59 UTC128.5 kmMindanao, Philippines M6.12025-10-11 14:33:00 UTC135.8 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M3.22025-10-11 14:42:25 UTC133.7 kmMINDANAO, 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#9
Earlier events M≥478
Earlier events M≥517
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.72025-01-22 23:39:46 UTC149.0 km3 km NNW of San Francisco, Philippines M5.42025-02-02 15:43:10 UTC112.4 km M5.32025-09-08 18:52:08 UTC111.3 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M5.32025-09-08 18:52:06 UTC111.2 km M5.32025-09-07 07:29:10 UTC107.1 kmMindanao, Philippines

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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