A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Cortes in Philippines on Friday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:02:44 / 11:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 126.5546° East, latitude 9.3055° North, depth = 46.429 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.429 km (29 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/10/25 / 2025-10-03 23:02:44 / October 3, 2025 @ 11:02 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000renu. Id of event: us6000renu.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 47 km (29 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Lianga (c. 13 600 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Barobo (c. 9 900 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Socorro (c. 9 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Cantilan (c. 9 400 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Dapa (c. 8 800 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Tago (c. 6 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Barobo, Claver, Lianga.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 40 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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