A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Union in Philippines on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/03/25 / 2025-03-28 20:44:05 / March 28, 2025 @ 8:44 pm. The temblor was picked up at 20:44:05 / 8:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 126.3623 East, latitude 9.5721 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us6000q4k8. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q4k8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mainit, Kitcharao, Alegria (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 58 km (36 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Placer (c. 10 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Dapa (c. 8 800 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Kitcharao (c. 7 200 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 34 km SE of Union, Philippines.
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