A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Basco in Philippines. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/05/25 / 2025-05-09 14:16:22 / May 9, 2025 @ 2:16 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:16:22 / 2:16 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45.644 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000py8q. Id of event: us7000py8q. Exact location of event, longitude 121.4161 East, latitude 20.0387 North, depth = 45.644 km.

Nearby 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 Basco. Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Basco (c. 7 300 pop).

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

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 73 km SW of Basco, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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