An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred around noon on Tuesday, October 7th, 2025, at 12:55 pm local time near Union, Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Philippines, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 74. km. 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.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Union (pop. 2,400) located 100 km from the epicenter, Dapa (pop. 8,800) 107 km away, and Socorro (pop. 9,700) 118 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 7, 2025 12:55 pm (GMT +8) local time (7 Oct 2025 04:55 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 74.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 9.85°N / 127.02°E (Philippines)Primary data source: BMKG