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M4.4 earthquake 21 km ENE of Lapuan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Lapuan, Philippines at Dec 15, 2025, 04:30 UTC, at a depth of 125 km. The epicentre was 36 km (23 mi) SE of Malita.

Details

Magnitude	4.4 mb
Time	Dec 15, 2025, 04:30 UTC
Depth	125.5 km
Coordinates	6.225, 125.879
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

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02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.7	10 km SE of Lamitan, Philippines	25 km / 15 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 16, 12:18 UTC
4.3	65 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines	65 km / 40 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 8, 19:44 UTC
4.7	44 km E of Sarangani, Philippines	88 km / 55 mi	depth 115 km	Oct 7, 16:42 UTC
4.2	81 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines	86 km / 53 mi	depth 99 km	Sep 25, 19:34 UTC
4.2	20 km W of Luzon, Philippines	30 km / 19 mi	depth 149 km	Sep 23, 14:19 UTC
4.4	5 km WNW of Kalbay, Philippines	71 km / 44 mi	depth 14 km	Sep 11, 04:09 UTC
4.4	7 km WNW of Kalbay, Philippines	71 km / 44 mi	depth 80 km	Sep 4, 08:11 UTC
4.5	36 km SE of Bobon, Philippines	88 km / 54 mi	depth 72 km	Sep 2, 21:00 UTC
4.3	67 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines	74 km / 46 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 31, 10:05 UTC
4.4	4 km ENE of Baliton, Philippines	85 km / 53 mi	depth 91 km	Aug 30, 12:08 UTC
4.3	56 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines	80 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 30, 03:42 UTC
4.2	33 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines	35 km / 22 mi	depth 155 km	Aug 29, 09:06 UTC
4.4	54 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines	90 km / 56 mi	depth 122 km	Aug 28, 17:41 UTC
4.9	0 km SSE of Caburan, Philippines	43 km / 27 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 27, 18:43 UTC
4.7	56 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines	54 km / 34 mi	depth 11 km	Aug 23, 18:57 UTC
4.8	78 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines	97 km / 60 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 19, 17:19 UTC
4.4	60 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines	74 km / 46 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 16, 01:00 UTC
4.4	25 km E of Lamitan, Philippines	14 km / 9 mi	depth 161 km	Aug 14, 07:43 UTC
5.1	19 km ENE of Lapuan, Philippines	4 km / 2 mi	depth 93 km	Aug 13, 09:22 UTC
4.5	33 km S of Pondaguitan, Philippines	34 km / 21 mi	depth 150 km	Aug 12, 03:38 UTC
4.6	10 km SW of Caburan, Philippines	54 km / 33 mi	depth 143 km	Aug 7, 22:53 UTC
4.4	19 km NE of Sarangani, Philippines	85 km / 53 mi	depth 7 km	Aug 5, 19:22 UTC
4.4	25 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines	99 km / 62 mi	depth 9 km	Aug 1, 15:13 UTC
5.0	5 km NNE of Balangonan, Philippines	88 km / 55 mi	depth 61 km	Jul 29, 13:16 UTC
4.3	7 km SE of Bukid, Philippines	90 km / 56 mi	depth 88 km	Jul 27, 04:47 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.