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M6.1 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-10-10 11:11:58 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Philippine Islands Region

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M6.1 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region · 2025-10-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.1 Earthquake near Philippine Islands Region · 2025-10-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.1 earthquake was recorded near Philippine Islands Region on October 10, 2025 at 11:11 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
d2991581247016b908079853f054cf326d3f6a7a
Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-10 11:11:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
7.34741, 127.18671

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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
Manay72.9 kmW20'336
Mati115.6 kmW105'908
Davao City176.3 kmW1'848'947

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
  • Musuan
    Distance: 241 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
  • Matutum
    Distance: 258 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
  • Melebingoy
    Distance: 288 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines
  • Ragang
    Distance: 298 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
  • Makaturing
    Distance: 318 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'818 m ·Last eruption: 1882 ·Philippines

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours52
First 24 hours102
First 72 hours178
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M6.92025-10-10 11:12:02 UTC45.4 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M6.92025-10-10 11:12:03 UTC44.2 km23 km E of Santiago, Philippines M7.02025-10-10 11:12:05 UTC51.5 km23 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines M6.72025-10-10 11:12:06 UTC64.3 kmMindanao, Philippines M6.72025-10-10 11:12:07 UTC51.4 km23 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines M6.82025-10-10 11:12:08 UTC53.8 kmPhilippines [Sea] M6.92025-10-10 11:12:09 UTC43.0 km25 km E of Santiago, Philippines M6.62025-10-10 11:12:10 UTC89.5 kmTarragona M3.32025-10-10 11:26:00 UTC7.4 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M3.22025-10-10 11:34:47 UTC42.3 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION M5.02025-10-10 11:47:34 UTC5.9 kmPhilippine Islands Region M4.82025-10-10 11:47:38 UTC8.2 kmPHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION

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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#9
Earlier events M≥4239
Earlier events M≥567
Compared since2025-01-05

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-10-10 01:43:58 UTC48.5 km20 km E of Santiago, Philippines M7.42025-10-10 01:44:00 UTC48.5 km20 km E of Santiago, Philippines M7.42025-10-10 01:43:59 UTC55.0 kmMINDANAO, PHILIPPINES M7.42025-10-10 01:43:57 UTC48.0 kmPhilippines [Sea] M7.42025-10-10 01:43:56 UTC34.2 km33 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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