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M5.3 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.3 Earthquake near Santa Fe (Philippines)

UTC time: 2025-09-30 16:34:35 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.3 earthquake was recorded near Santa Fe (Philippines) on September 30, 2025 at 16:34 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 can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. Philippines: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 21 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.

Details

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-30 16:34:35 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Philippines
City
Santa Fe
Source
resif
Coordinates
11.12360, 123.84119
Temperature
26.9°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Bantayan13.9 kmW87'394
Cadiz63.5 kmW129'053
Cebu City89.9 kmS965'332

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

94%Similarity M5.42025-09-30 UTC 12.3 kmCebu, Philippines ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 0.0 km 91%Similarity M5.22025-09-30 UTC 25.8 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 0.0 km 90%Similarity M5.32025-09-30 UTC 30.6 kmLeyte, Philippines ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.0 km 89%Similarity M5.02025-09-30 UTC 23.3 km0 km SE of Guadalupe, Philippines ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 0.0 km 89%Similarity M5.02025-09-30 UTC 22.8 km0 km ENE of Libertad, Philippines ΔM 0.3Depth difference: 0.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours21
First 24 hours80
First 72 hours117
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M3.12025-09-30 16:53:33 UTC23.9 km M3.02025-09-30 16:55:46 UTC80.1 km M3.82025-09-30 16:59:18 UTC22.3 km M3.52025-09-30 17:12:21 UTC23.6 km M3.52025-09-30 17:16:04 UTC38.1 km M3.12025-09-30 17:24:26 UTC35.0 km M3.42025-09-30 17:30:53 UTC36.0 km M3.42025-09-30 18:09:30 UTC34.3 km M3.72025-09-30 18:40:02 UTC29.9 km M4.62025-09-30 18:40:03 UTC29.9 km8 km E of Calape, Philippines M4.72025-09-30 19:30:28 UTC20.6 km2 km NW of Nailong, Philippines M4.72025-09-30 19:30:41 UTC38.3 kmLeyte, Philippines

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#10
Earlier events M≥428
Earlier events M≥519
Compared since2025-01-15

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-09-30 13:59:45 UTC50.1 kmPalompon M7.02025-09-30 13:59:45 UTC53.7 kmVillaba M6.92025-09-30 13:59:45 UTC35.9 km M6.92025-09-30 13:59:43 UTC32.5 km11 km ESE of Calape, Philippines M6.82025-09-30 13:59:45 UTC31.5 kmLeyte, Philippines

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