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M5.0 Earthquake near 6 km SSW of Magsaysay, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-03-04 01:42:23 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
20.3 km
Source
USGS

6 km SSW of Magsaysay, Philippines

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M5.0 Earthquake near 6 km SSW of Magsaysay, Philippines · 2025-03-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 6 km SSW of Magsaysay, Philippines · 2025-03-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 4, 2025 at 01:42 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near 6 km SSW of Magsaysay, Philippines. With a focal depth of about 20 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
e1717f2daea43406e0f34d441625274d85bc7d5d
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
20.3 km
UTC time
2025-03-04 01:42:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
6.71350, 125.16490

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 20.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 20.3 km
Shallow
20.3 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
Magsaysay6.3 kmN57'936
Digos21.6 kmE116'122
Davao City63.6 kmNE1'848'947

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Matutum
    Distance: 40 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
  • Melebingoy
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines
  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
  • Musuan
    Distance: 130 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
  • Ragang
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
  • Makaturing
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'818 m ·Last eruption: 1882 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Francisco Bangoy International AirportPhilippines · DVO · RPMD
    70.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • General Santos International AirportPhilippines · GES · RPMR
    73.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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#2
Earlier events M≥411
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-13

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.42025-01-13 00:19:47 UTC145.0 km20 km W of Taguisa, Philippines M5.02025-01-13 11:41:09 UTC126.7 km23 km SW of Burias, Philippines M4.82025-01-13 00:21:36 UTC138.0 km13 km W of Taguisa, Philippines M4.82025-01-13 00:21:17 UTC137.7 km15 km NW of Bantogon, Philippines M4.52025-01-30 19:48:44 UTC104.7 km4 km ENE of Manikling, Philippines

Stats (last 24h)

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