M5.2 earthquake 170 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 170 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Feb 6, 2025, 9:16 PM GMT+8 (13:16 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-02-06 13:16:27 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.394° N, 126.620° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.086 · 13 stations |
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 4.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.3 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 93
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4147 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 603 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6175 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 603 days ago · 53 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.1185 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 590 days ago · 96 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.1127 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 586 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.4218 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 585 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6143 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 563 days ago · 137 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3160 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 560 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.2115 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 554 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 4.2124 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 613 days ago · 163 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.4232 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 624 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.3198 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 624 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.1223 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 628 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3113 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 630 days ago · 156 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pbt5 (also filed as usauto7000pbt5). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.