A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 138 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines (86 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 18:54:35 / 6:54 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 456.318 km, 124.0314° East, 4.8776° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 456.318 km (284 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/09/25 / 2025-09-20 18:54:35 / September 20, 2025 @ 6:54 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qxl8. Unique identifier: us7000qxl8.

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-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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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 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: 138 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines.

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