Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 66 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 66 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines on Mon, Dec 18, 1989, 8:48 AM GMT+8 (00:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 43 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1989-12-18 00:48:11 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.586° N, 127.174° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.064 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.482 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.976 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.746 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.376 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.543 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 5.552 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.962 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 5.035 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 5.448 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 6.543 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 5.142 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 5.080 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 5.444 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.955 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.632 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.888 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 5.081 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.8Philippine Islands region · 13425 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.372 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 5.238 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 5.846 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 5.034 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.960 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 5.133 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.738 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 4.945 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 4.6Philippine Islands region · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 4.617 km W of Batiano, Philippines · 13422 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 4.447 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13416 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 5.342 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13414 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 5.6Philippine Islands region · 13413 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 4.4Philippine Islands region · 13412 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 4.073 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 5.040 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13407 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines · 13406 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13393 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 4.310 km NNW of San Ignacio, Philippines · 13387 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13376 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 5.335 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.049 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.743 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 5.630 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 5.131 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.734 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.650 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.947 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.929 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.836 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 5.152 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.151 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 5.052 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 5.529 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.971 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 5.547 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.877 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.668 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.724 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 5.042 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13430 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000437s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.