International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1582812
Event time 2026-02-25 22:56:44 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-25 14:56:44 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-25 23:21:36 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.2
Depth 2 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Pacific Ocean - West
Country Philippines
Administration area Cagayan Valley
Nearest settlement Basco
Distance 78 km
Course SW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name South China Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
Unnamed volcano (55,05 km), Babuyan Claro volcano (56,10 km), Matarem volcano (69,04 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.