A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Hinatuan in Philippines. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:51:27 / 4:51 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.669 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.8951 East, latitude 8.6093 North, depth = 71.669 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/12/25 / 2025-12-19 16:51:27 / December 19, 2025 @ 4:51 pm. Event id: us6000rw1t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rw1t.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Lianga (c. 13 600 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Tagbina (c. 10 700 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Hinatuan (c. 10 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Barobo (c. 9 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tandag, Lianga, Tago.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 67 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines.
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