A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Pondaguitan in Philippines on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude 126.8352 East, latitude 6.3234 North, depth = 114.979 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/07/25 / 2025-07-18 13:10:10 / July 18, 2025 @ 1:10 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000qwm0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qwm0. The temblor was detected at 13:10:10 / 1:10 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 114.979 km (71 miles).

Country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Union, Sigaboy, Tibanbang. Event epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Sigaboy (c. 8 000 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Tibanbang (c. 7 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from La Union (c. 5 200 pop).

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

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 72 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines.

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