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M5.0 Earthquake near 4 km NNE of Talacogon, Philippines

UTC time: 2025-01-17 08:55:52 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

4 km NNE of Talacogon, Philippines

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M5.0 Earthquake near 4 km NNE of Talacogon, Philippines · 2025-01-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 4 km NNE of Talacogon, Philippines · 2025-01-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 17, 2025 at 08:55 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near 4 km NNE of Talacogon, Philippines. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
f79e46ba362dc3a966ad35ea5e01b9be12820552
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-17 08:55:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
8.49420, 125.80320

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
Talacogon4.7 kmSW15'581
Bayugan29.4 kmN110'313
Cagayan de Oro127.1 kmW741'617

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Musuan
    Distance: 106 km ·Lava dome ·Elevation: 610 m ·Philippines
  • Leonard Range
    Distance: 127 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'080 m ·Last eruption: 80 ·Philippines
  • Camiguin
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'552 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Philippines
  • Ragang
    Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'790 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Philippines
  • Makaturing
    Distance: 189 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'818 m ·Last eruption: 1882 ·Philippines
  • Cabalían
    Distance: 209 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 912 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·Philippines

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Bancasi AirportPhilippines · BXU · RPME
    62.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

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#1
Earlier events M≥44
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M4.82025-01-10 05:49:44 UTC85.5 km30 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines M4.62025-01-11 17:48:37 UTC140.8 km17 km ENE of Baganga, Philippines M4.62025-01-07 09:18:58 UTC146.5 km3 km N of Dapa, Philippines M4.42025-01-14 09:39:04 UTC118.0 km34 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines

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