Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 7 km ESE of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Union, Philippines on Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 7:57 AM GMT+8 (23:57 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 16 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-10-16 23:57:40 UTC
Depth
57.8 km (35.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.729° N, 126.171° E
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.2 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.416 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 348 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 15
  2. 4.519 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 339 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.516 km NE of Bacolod, Philippines · 337 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.524 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 330 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.550 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 317 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.54 km NNE of Bacolod, Philippines · 304 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.44 km SSE of Lanuza, Philippines · 296 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.568 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 349 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.510 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 349 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.225 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 349 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.511 km SSE of Union, Philippines · 349 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.616 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 349 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.54 km S of Pilar, Philippines · 349 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  7. 6.03 km N of Union, Philippines · 349 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 28
  8. 4.43 km SE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 351 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 6.03 km ESE of Bacolod, Philippines · 355 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 37
  10. 4.945 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 359 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.515 km WSW of Jabonga, Philippines · 362 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.953 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 362 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.629 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 362 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.718 km SSE of Union, Philippines · 371 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rhpf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.