A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Liliongan in Philippines on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/03/25 / 2025-03-08 09:13:26 / March 8, 2025 @ 9:13 am. Exact location of event, depth 11.472 km, 124.7197° East, 7.3703° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pzcv. Id of event: us6000pzcv. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:13:26 / 9:13 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.472 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Budta (c. 1 273 700 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Malingao (c. 1 122 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Cotabato (c. 179 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Marawi City (c. 143 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Valencia (c. 83 600 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Kidapawan (c. 79 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Biao, Bato, Halapitan (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 8 km W of Liliongan, Philippines. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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