Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 10 km WSW of Dinagat, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Dinagat, Philippines on Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 2:52 AM GMT+8 (18:52 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 3 km N of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 2:52 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2025-09-08 18:52:10 UTC
Depth: 143.5 km (89.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 9.913° N, 125.507° E
Region: Philippines
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
5.3	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.051 · 37 stations
5.3	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Confirmed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 340°, dip 80°, rake -111°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 224°, dip 23°, rake -27°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 9.5 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 32°
Stations used: 113

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000quup (also filed as usauto7000quup). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.