A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Giporlos in Philippines. The epicenter was at a depth of 99.29 km (62 miles). Exact location, longitude 125.4286° East, latitude 11.1989° North, depth = 99.29 km. The temblor was detected at 06:56:25 / 6:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/09/25 / 2025-09-09 06:56:25 / September 9, 2025 @ 6:56 am. Unique identifier: us7000quy7. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000quy7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Ormoc (c. 191 200 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Panalanoy (c. 189 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Catbalogan (c. 68 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Baybay (c. 17 700 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Palo (c. 17 500 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Carigara (c. 17 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Tanauan (c. 16 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Caibiran, Kananya, Loreto (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 9 km NNW of Giporlos, Philippines.
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