Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 26 km depth16 Sep 10:35 UTC: First to report: PHIVOLCS after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 16, 2025 10:29:00 UTC - Local time at epicenter16 September 2025 - 06:29 PM (PST)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.9Depth26 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.77°N / 126.44°ESurigao del Sur, Caraga, PhilippinesSeismic antipode8.77°S / 53.56°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourcePHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Nearest volcanoPaco (136 km / 85 mi)Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoSep 16, 2025 10:29 GMT / 16 September 2025 - 06:29 PM (PST)Lat / Lng: 8.77 / 126.44: Philippines: 015 km S 78° E of Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)Source: PHIVOLCSDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22172254',8.77000,126.44000,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Philippines: 015 km S 78° E of Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in PhilippinesNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Bislig, a town with 68,000 inhabitants in the Philippines, in 63 km (39 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of the Philippines, Manila, 880 km (547 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry16 km (10 mi)W of epicenterMarihatag(pop: 3,830)III: WeakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines24 km (15 mi)NW of epicenterBacolod(pop: 2,170)III: WeakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines26 km (16 mi)W of epicenterSalvacion(pop: 2,090)III: WeakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines34 km (21 mi)SW of epicenterGamut(pop: 3,480)III: WeakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines41 km (25 mi)W of epicenterLianga(pop: 13,600)III: WeakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines43 km (27 mi)NW of epicenterTandag(pop: 29,000)III: WeakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines44 km (27 mi)SW of epicenterBarobo(pop: 9,890)III: WeakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines46 km (28 mi)S of epicenterHinatuan(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines46 km (29 mi)SW of epicenterTagbina(pop: 10,700)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines59 km (36 mi)W of epicenterSan Miguel(pop: 2,980)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines60 km (37 mi)SW of epicenterSan Francisco(pop: 18,500)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines61 km (38 mi)W of epicenterBah-Bah(pop: 28,600)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines62 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterBurgos(pop: 3,510)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines63 km (39 mi)S of epicenterBislig(pop: 67,600)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines64 km (39 mi)SW of epicenterLapinigan(pop: 4,330)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines68 km (42 mi)S of epicenterBarcelona(pop: 3,540)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines69 km (43 mi)NW of epicenterCarmen(pop: 2,810)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines74 km (46 mi)W of epicenterBayugan(pop: 40,600)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines80 km (50 mi)SW of epicenterTalacogon(pop: 15,600)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines81 km (50 mi)NW of epicenterCantilan(pop: 9,410)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines81 km (51 mi)S of epicenterLingig(pop: 6,400)II: Very weakProvince of Surigao del Sur, CaragaPhilippines82 km (51 mi)W of epicenterSibagat(pop: 4,870)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines83 km (52 mi)W of epicenterGuadalupe(pop: 3,380)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines83 km (52 mi)SW of epicenterBunawan(pop: 15,500)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines87 km (54 mi)W of epicenterTaligaman(pop: 7,430)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines88 km (55 mi)W of epicenterEsperanza(pop: 6,190)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines90 km (56 mi)SW of epicenterLa Paz(pop: 3,620)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines91 km (56 mi)SW of epicenterTrento(pop: 15,900)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines92 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterLoreto(pop: 5,730)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines94 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterVeruela(pop: 18,100)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Sur, CaragaPhilippines95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterLos Angeles(pop: 4,050)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Norte, CaragaPhilippines96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterTungao(pop: 8,910)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Norte, CaragaPhilippines100 km (62 mi)W of epicenterButuan(pop: 309,700)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Norte, CaragaPhilippines105 km (65 mi)W of epicenterLibertad(pop: 250,400)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Norte, CaragaPhilippines107 km (66 mi)W of epicenterCabadbaran(pop: 31,100)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Norte, CaragaPhilippines114 km (71 mi)S of epicenterMonkayo(pop: 51,400)II: Very weakDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines116 km (72 mi)W of epicenterBuenavista(pop: 68,900)II: Very weakProvince of Agusan del Norte, CaragaPhilippines128 km (80 mi)S of epicenterCompostela(pop: 42,600)II: Very weakDavao de Oro, DavaoPhilippines154 km (95 mi)NW of epicenterSurigao(pop: 87,800)II: Very weakCaragaPhilippines880 km (547 mi)NW of epicenterManila(pop: 1,600,000): Not feltCapital, National Capital RegionPhilippinesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-09-16EpicenterAgency3.926 km16 mi10:29:00015 km S 78° E of Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,300 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.48 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 10 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 165 quakes per year (or 13.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 483 quakes per year (or 40 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 4.8 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,300 quakes per year (or 6.3 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeLat / Lng: 8.77 / 126.44: Philippines: 015 km S 78° E of Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)Lat / Lng: 8.77 / 126.44: Philippines: 015 km S 78° E of Marihatag (Surigao Del Sur)