Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 23 km NE of Hernani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Hernani, Philippines on Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 9:22 PM GMT+8 (13:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 26 km NE of Hernani, 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
2025-02-14 13:22:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
11.498° N, 125.740° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.513 km E of Hernani, Philippines · 595 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.026 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 594 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.320 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 594 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.713 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines · 593 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.29 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines · 591 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.639 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 587 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.628 km SW of Guiuan, Philippines · 581 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.510 km NE of Hernani, Philippines · 570 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 5.326 km ENE of Llorente, Philippines · 595 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.55 km SE of Can-Avid, Philippines · 597 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.635 km N of Loreto, Philippines · 617 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pdln. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.