Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 2 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 4:03 PM GMT+8 (08:03 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 5 km SSE of Gamut, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2025-03-08 08:03:22 UTC
Depth
65.7 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.903° N, 126.333° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.7 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.75 km SSE of Gamut, Philippines · 571 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.243 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 567 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.522 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 564 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.55 km NE of Marihatag, Philippines · 561 days ago · 71 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.54 km WSW of Bigaan, Philippines · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.69 km NNE of Gamut, Philippines · 552 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.341 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 551 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.664 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 551 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.47 km NNW of Socorro, Philippines · 547 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.426 km SE of Union, Philippines · 545 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.451 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 542 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.449 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 528 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.413 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 512 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pxlt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.