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M4.8 Earthquake near 91 km E of Barcelona, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-12-12 20:14:01 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
49.2 km
Source
USGS

91 km E of Barcelona, Philippines

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About this earthquake

On December 12, 2025 at 20:14 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 91 km E of Barcelona, Philippines. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 49 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
970037344160ac619871c357426a25973f343f59
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
49.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 20:14:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
8.13880, 127.26160
Temperature
27.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 49.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 49.2 km
Shallow
49.2 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

  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
  • Musuan
    Distance: 243 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
  • Ragang
    Distance: 307 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin
    Distance: 308 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'552 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Philippines
  • Matutum
    Distance: 312 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
  • Cabalían
    Distance: 328 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 912 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·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.

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