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M5.3 earthquake 65 km S of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 65 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Nov 3, 2025, 12:21 PM GMT+8 (04:21 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Nov 3, 2025, 12:21 PM GMT+8
UTC: 2025-11-03 04:21:25 UTC
Depth: 26.7 km (16.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 4.812° N, 125.387° E
Region: Philippines
Felt reports: 2
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 · ±0.103 · 9 stations
5.2	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Preliminary

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 8.1 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 35°
Stations used: 162

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rl4e (also filed as usauto6000rl4e). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.