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M5.2 Earthquake near 280 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-09-18 03:47:33 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
124.2 km
Source
USGS

280 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines

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M5.2 Earthquake near 280 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 2025-09-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 280 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 2025-09-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 18, 2025 at 03:47 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near 280 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines. At around 124 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
ad395bc0f780570fc949851250a0b5a89adbe426
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
124.2 km
UTC time
2025-09-18 03:47:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
4.27420, 127.72400
Temperature
28.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 124.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 124.2 km
Intermediate
124.2 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
Daruba255.2 kmS23'566
Malita333.7 kmNW118'438
General Santos348.8 kmNW722'059

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Awu
    Distance: 261 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'318 m ·Last eruption: 2004 ·Indonesia
  • Tarakan
    Distance: 272 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 317 m ·Indonesia
  • Banua Wuhu
    Distance: 283 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -5 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Indonesia
  • Dukono Activity reported
    Distance: 287 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'273 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Indonesia
  • Tobaru
    Distance: 294 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'035 m ·Indonesia
  • Karangetang Activity reported
    Distance: 306 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'797 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Indonesia

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 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M5.22025-09-18 03:47:34 UTC7.8 kmTalaud Islands, Indonesia M2.82025-09-18 11:47:54 UTC148.7 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.52025-09-19 18:06:07 UTC128.8 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M4.82025-09-20 02:39:49 UTC112.6 km227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines M3.12025-09-20 03:00:46 UTC119.5 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M2.72025-09-20 05:10:19 UTC113.9 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.02025-09-20 10:46:52 UTC120.4 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.62025-09-20 10:56:00 UTC145.0 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.32025-09-20 11:01:06 UTC99.3 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M3.72025-09-21 14:36:14 UTC145.1 kmEAST OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS M3.22025-09-22 11:15:27 UTC130.4 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA M4.02025-09-23 15:57:21 UTC66.5 kmKEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

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#6
Earlier events M≥466
Earlier events M≥512
Compared since2025-01-15

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32025-04-22 10:17:11 UTC26.5 km141 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia M5.92025-02-03 21:35:51 UTC148.3 km146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia M5.52025-04-22 10:17:09 UTC117.9 kmLirung M5.42025-06-28 12:40:49 UTC121.9 km M5.32025-09-07 07:28:51 UTC61.3 km

Stats (last 24h)

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