A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 98 kilometers (61 miles) from Basco in Philippines. The epicenter was at a depth of 39.654 km (25 miles). Unique identifier: us7000qdxz. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qdxz. Exact location of earthquake, 121.4976° East, 19.6786° North, depth 39.654 km. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:45:32 / 5:45 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/07/25 / 2025-07-20 05:45:32 / July 20, 2025 @ 5:45 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Basco. The epicenter was 99 km (61 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 98 km SSW of Basco, Philippines.
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