M4.9 earthquake 109 km E of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 109 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Sat, Dec 13, 2025, 4:13 AM GMT+8 (20:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 139 km E of Barcelona, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-12-12 20:13:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.261° N, 127.421° E
- Region
- Philippines
- 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 7.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 132
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.441 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 293 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.268 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 287 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.924 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 286 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 4.138 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 286 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 4.470 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 286 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.6139 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 284 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.6139 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 284 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 4.7114 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 281 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.026 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 273 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
- 4.590 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.135 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.574 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.348 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ruix. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.