A magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted Zamboanga del Norte around 11:41 a.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) initially recorded it as a magnitude 6.1 quake.

The epicenter was located 07.66°N, 122.14°E - 005 km S 03° E of Siocon town.

It was felt in the following areas:

Intensity V - Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte; Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; City of Isabela

Intensity IV – Zamboanga City; Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte; Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur; Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay

Intensity III - City of Dipolog and President Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte; Buug and Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay

Intensity II - San Jose, Antique; City of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental; Molave, Zamboanga del Sur

Intensity I - City of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental

PHIVOLCS said the earthquake is tectonic in origin and aftershocks are expected.