Earthquakes in the Philippines — April 2025

19 earthquakes were recorded in the Philippines during April 2025, an average of 0.6 per day.

19 reached magnitude 4 or above and 8 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 71 km.

The month's largest event in the Philippines was a magnitude 6.2 earthquake near Pondaguitan, Philippines on 22 April 2025 at 10:17 UTC. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake radiates roughly 30,089 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the the Philippines monthly average of 35 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and down from the 26 recorded the previous month.

63% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 32% intermediate (70–300 km) and 5% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 11 in the magnitude 4 range, 7 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 19 April, when 4 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M6.2 near Pondaguitan, Philippines on 22 April at 118 km; M5.9 near Malisbeng, Philippines on 19 April at 18 km; M5.6 near Claveria, Philippines on 27 April at 18 km.

That is 45% below the 35 events the Philippines averages per month across the 21 months on record.