Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 4 km S of Pilar, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 4 km S of Pilar, Philippines on Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 7:14 AM GMT+8 (23:14 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 7 km ESE of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-10-16 23:14:15 UTC
Depth
32.4 km (20.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.820° N, 126.098° E
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.3 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.616 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 351 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.511 km SSE of Union, Philippines · 351 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.225 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 351 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.510 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 351 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.568 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 351 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.87 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 351 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.519 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 341 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.516 km NE of Bacolod, Philippines · 339 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.524 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 331 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.550 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 319 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.54 km NNE of Bacolod, Philippines · 305 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.44 km SSE of Lanuza, Philippines · 298 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 6.03 km N of Union, Philippines · 351 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 28
  2. 4.43 km SE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 353 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.945 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 361 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.515 km WSW of Jabonga, Philippines · 363 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.953 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 364 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.629 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 364 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.718 km SSE of Union, Philippines · 373 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rlxh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.