Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 50 km ESE of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Union, Philippines on Tue, Nov 18, 2025, 11:12 PM GMT+8 (15:12 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 13 km W of San Benito, 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
2025-11-18 15:12:09 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.634° N, 126.553° E
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 10.6 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.54 km NNE of Bacolod, Philippines · 304 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.44 km SSE of Lanuza, Philippines · 296 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.468 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 294 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.524 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 285 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.315 km E of Socorro, Philippines · 274 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.33 km ENE of Socorro, Philippines · 271 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.416 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 269 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.411 km WNW of San Benito, Philippines · 264 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.813 km W of San Benito, Philippines · 262 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.524 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 330 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.516 km NE of Bacolod, Philippines · 337 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.519 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 339 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rsr9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.