Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 126 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 126 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 2:50 PM GMT+8 (06:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 122 km ESE of Pondaguitan, 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
2025-12-15 06:50:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.347° N, 127.358° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.783 km ESE of Manay, Philippines · 287 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.575 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 275 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.8122 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 271 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.133 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 266 days ago · 175 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.4165 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 261 days ago · 156 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.7139 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.653 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.3164 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 248 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.476 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 294 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.5160 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 295 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.439 km SE of Manay, Philippines · 311 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.4101 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 312 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4156 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 313 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.379 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 318 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.355 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 319 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rngv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.