A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Lalawigan in Philippines on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.5795 East, latitude 11.6512 North, depth = 55.483 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:53:03 / 1:53 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.483 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/06/25 / 2025-06-17 13:53:03 / June 17, 2025 @ 1:53 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q9sr. Id of event: us7000q9sr.

Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gamay, Tanauan, Palo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Panalanoy (c. 189 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Catbalogan (c. 68 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Palo (c. 17 500 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Tanauan (c. 16 600 pop), 17 km (10 miles) from Borongan (c. 16 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Guiuan (c. 11 000 pop).

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

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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 13 km ENE of Lalawigan, Philippines.

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