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M4.5 Earthquake near 183 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-01-15 10:05:54 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
35.0 km
Source
USGS

183 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

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About this earthquake

On January 15, 2025 at 10:05 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 183 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 35 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
e8e96466228189b4ad7227ff88a6ec58aa539ed8
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-15 10:05:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
5.16390, 127.32680

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 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

  • Awu
    Distance: 265 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'318 m ·Last eruption: 2004 ·Indonesia
  • Matutum
    Distance: 282 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'262 m ·Last eruption: 1290 ·Philippines
  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 284 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
  • Melebingoy
    Distance: 289 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'824 m ·Last eruption: 1641 ·Philippines
  • Banua Wuhu
    Distance: 307 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -5 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Indonesia
  • Karangetang Activity reported
    Distance: 340 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'797 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·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.

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