Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 66 km southeast of Pondaguitan, Philippines

Just 6 minutes ago, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Pondaguitan, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines. The tremor was recorded around noon on Friday, July 25th, 2025, at 12:23 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 101. km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pondaguitan (pop. 2,100) located 66 km from the epicenter, Caburan (pop. 12,600) 81 km away, Talagutong (pop. 8,000) 92 km away, Tibanbang (pop. 7,800) 97 km away, and Malita (pop. 41,100) 107 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 25, 2025 12:23 pm (GMT +8) local time (25 Jul 2025 04:23 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 101.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.8°N / 126.36°E (Sulawesi Utara, Philippines)
Primary data source: BMKG
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