Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 104 km west of Laoag, Philippines in the morning

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos, Philippines, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Monday, October 20th, 2025, at 10:43 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pagsanahan Norte (pop. 2,100) located 90 km from the epicenter, Puro Pinget (pop. 4,000) 92 km away, Badoc (pop. 4,300) 93 km away, Cabugao (pop. 6,900) 95 km away, Magsingal (pop. 4,600) 97 km away, Batac City (pop. 55,500) 100 km away, Vigan (pop. 48,500) 101 km away, San Nicolas (pop. 34,200) 103 km away, and Laoag (pop. 102,100) 104 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 20, 2025 10:43 am (GMT +8) local time (20 Oct 2025 02:43 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.16°N / 119.98°E (Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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