Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 50 km southeast of Tandag, Philippines

Just 13 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines. The tremor was recorded early morning on Sunday, March 16th, 2025, at 3:50 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), which listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Marihatag (pop. 3,800) located 22 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tandag (pop. 29,000) located 50 km from the epicenter, Bislig (pop. 67,600) 60 km away, San Francisco (pop. 18,500) 62 km away, Bah-Bah (pop. 28,600) 64 km away, Bayugan (pop. 40,600) 78 km away, Talacogon (pop. 15,600) 82 km away, and Bunawan (pop. 15,500) 83 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Butuan (pop. 309,700) located 106 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 16, 2025 03:50 am (GMT +8) local time (15 Mar 2025 19:50 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.73°N / 126.48°E (Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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