M4.2 earthquake 20 km WSW of Sigaboy, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Sigaboy, Philippines on Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 4:51 PM GMT+8 (08:51 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 7 km SW of Magsaysay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-01-21 08:51:04 UTC
- Depth
- 76.6 km (47.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.569° N, 125.907° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.3 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.54 km ENE of Manikling, Philippines · 610 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.252 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines · 610 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.07 km SW of Magsaysay, Philippines · 578 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 22
- 4.218 km ESE of Tibanbang, Philippines · 563 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 4.338 km E of Mangili, Philippines · 623 days ago · 150 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.03 km SSW of Suyan, Philippines · 624 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.140 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 635 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
- 4.63 km S of Nangan, Philippines · 645 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pa4d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.