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Thu, 9 Oct 2025, 02:49 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Baguio, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines, was reported only 18 minutes ago by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, 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 Thursday, October 9th, 2025, at 10:30 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Lloren (pop. 5,800) located 4 km from the epicenter, Aringay (pop. 29,800) 14 km away, and Baguio (pop. 272,700) 16 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Mangaldan (pop. 88,800) located 31 km from the epicenter, Manaoag (pop. 59,100) 33 km away, San Fernando (pop. 83,000) 35 km away, Dagupan (pop. 171,300) 36 km away, and Urdaneta (pop. 101,000) 42 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the
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