Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 6 km ENE of Cateel, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Cateel, Philippines on Thu, Sep 18, 2025, 2:12 AM GMT+8 (18:12 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.4 12 km E of Santiago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-17 18:12:01 UTC
Depth
93.4 km (58.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
7.805° N, 126.514° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 97.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rg6a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.