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M5.0 earthquake 62 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 62 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines on Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 12:20 PM GMT+8 (04:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 12:20 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2024-04-25 04:20:15 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.725° N, 127.118° E
Region: Philippines
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.0	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.089 · 12 stations
5.1	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Preliminary

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 18°, dip 60°, rake 105°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 171°, dip 33°, rake 66°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 92°
Stations used: 120

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mtlh (also filed as usauto6000mtlh). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.