Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 37 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Mon, Sep 8, 2025, 8:51 PM GMT+8 (12:51 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 93 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-08 12:51:26 UTC
Depth
162.8 km (101.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.747° N, 125.938° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.098 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 382 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.338 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 380 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.625 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 371 days ago · 120 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.993 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 363 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.24 km WSW of Talagutong, Philippines · 354 days ago · 156 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.833 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 354 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.760 km E of Sarangani, Philippines · 354 days ago · 94 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.388 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 339 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.333 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 335 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.236 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 332 days ago · 151 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.349 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 409 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.233 km ESE of Lamitan, Philippines · 410 days ago · 152 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.422 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 418 days ago · 106 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.1101 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 418 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.367 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 419 days ago · 138 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.426 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines · 421 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000quqx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.