A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Sangay in Philippines on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 21:05:16 / 9:05 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000rklx. Unique identifier: us7000rklx. Exact location, longitude 123.9547° East, latitude 6.3202° North, depth = 539.225 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 539.225 km (335 miles). Global time and date of event 24/12/25 / 2025-12-24 21:05:16 / December 24, 2025 @ 9:05 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Tacurong (c. 54 600 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Isulan (c. 31 700 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Surallah (c. 31 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Sebu (c. 21 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Laguilayan (c. 17 800 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Maganoy (c. 17 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gansing, Tacurong, Surallah. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 17 km SW of Sangay, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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