A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from San Luis in Philippines on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/08/25 / 2025-08-22 07:08:20 / August 22, 2025 @ 7:08 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.5292 East, latitude 7.4868 North, depth = 145.153 km. Event id: us6000r2zq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r2zq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 145.153 km (90 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 07:08:20 / 7:08 am (local time epicenter).

Nearby country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santo Niño, Hinatuan, New Visayas (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from Tagum (c. 233 300 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Mati (c. 105 900 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Panabo (c. 84 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Monkayo (c. 51 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Compostela (c. 42 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Lupon (c. 27 200 pop).

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

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 5 km NNW of San Luis, Philippines.

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