A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 159 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines (99 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.86 East, latitude 5.0549 North, depth = 87.772 km. The temblor was reported at 16:42:07 / 4:42 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 87.772 km (55 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000pm2w. Event ids that are associated: us7000pm2w. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/03/25 / 2025-03-23 16:42:07 / March 23, 2025 @ 4:42 pm.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 159 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines.

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