International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1341578
Event time 2025-04-03 06:57:12 (UTC)
Local time 2025-04-02 22:57:12 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-04-03 07:07:34 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.6
Depth 29 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 2
Possible effects A few people might notice movement if they are at rest and/or on the upper floors of tall buildings.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Pacific Ocean - West
Country Philippines
Administration area Central Visayas
Nearest settlement Bal-os
Distance 18 km
Course SSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Sulu Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Bais (68.22 km)
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
Cuernos de Negros volcano (64.90 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.