A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Sarangani in Philippines on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 09:31:04 / 9:31 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 94.87 km (59 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/10/25 / 2025-10-16 09:31:04 / October 16, 2025 @ 9:31 am. Exact location, longitude 125.9547° East, latitude 5.4138° North, depth = 94.87 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000rhhq. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rhhq.
Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Talagutong, Malapatan, Suyan (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 95 km (59 miles) from Glan (c. 24 300 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Malapatan (c. 19 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Caburan (c. 12 600 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Sapu Padidu (c. 9 800 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Talagutong (c. 8 000 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Sarangani (c. 7 500 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Suyan (c. 7 200 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventy-six 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 54 km E of Sarangani, Philippines.
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