M5.2 earthquake 38 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines

Magnitude

5.2 (mb), moderate

Local time

Wed, Dec 20, 1989, 3:38 PM GMT+8

UTC

1989-12-20 07:38:41 UTC

Depth

70.9 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

7.358° N, 126.923° E

Region

Philippines

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

FROM_LOCATION

• Manay, PhilippinesPopulation 20,336. Forecast45 kmENE
• Mati, PhilippinesPopulation 105,908. Forecast90 kmENE
• Davao, PhilippinesPopulation 1,848,947. Forecast148 kmENE

After

1. 5.846 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 4:35 PM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
2. 5.034 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 5:12 PM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
3. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 9:57 PM GMT+8 · 13430 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
4. 5.133 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesThu, Dec 21, 1:27 AM GMT+8 · 13430 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
5. 4.945 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesThu, Dec 21, 4:18 AM GMT+8 · 13430 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
6. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesThu, Dec 21, 6:55 AM GMT+8 · 13430 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
7. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, PhilippinesFri, Dec 22, 10:01 AM GMT+8 · 13429 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
8. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesFri, Dec 22, 10:08 PM GMT+8 · 13428 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
9. 4.617 km W of Batiano, PhilippinesSat, Dec 23, 12:47 PM GMT+8 · 13428 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
10. 4.447 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 30, 2:59 AM GMT+8 · 13421 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
11. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 30, 8:45 PM GMT+8 · 13420 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
12. 4.330 km SE of Bobon, PhilippinesSun, Dec 31, 9:20 PM GMT+8 · 13419 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
13. 4.836 km SE of Lukatan, PhilippinesSun, Dec 31, 9:20 PM GMT+8 · 13419 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
14. 5.342 km ENE of Baculin, PhilippinesSun, Dec 31, 11:43 PM GMT+8 · 13419 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
15. 4.4Philippine Islands regionTue, Jan 2, 11:20 PM GMT+8 · 13417 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
16. 4.724 km SE of Bobon, PhilippinesWed, Jan 3, 8:43 AM GMT+8 · 13417 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
17. 4.073 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesFri, Jan 5, 2:39 PM GMT+8 · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
18. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesFri, Jan 5, 6:44 PM GMT+8 · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
19. 5.040 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesSun, Jan 7, 3:45 PM GMT+8 · 13413 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
20. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, PhilippinesMon, Jan 8, 8:58 PM GMT+8 · 13411 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
21. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesMon, Jan 22, 3:09 AM GMT+8 · 13398 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
22. 4.310 km NNW of San Ignacio, PhilippinesSun, Jan 28, 3:59 AM GMT+8 · 13392 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
23. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesThu, Feb 1, 7:16 PM GMT+8 · 13388 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
24. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, PhilippinesFri, Feb 2, 3:28 AM GMT+8 · 13387 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
25. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesSat, Feb 3, 10:23 AM GMT+8 · 13386 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
26. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesMon, Feb 5, 7:27 AM GMT+8 · 13384 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
27. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesWed, Feb 7, 5:29 PM GMT+8 · 13382 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 5.081 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 1:15 PM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
2. 4.888 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 12:14 PM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
3. 4.955 km E of Santa Maria, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 9:44 AM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
4. 5.444 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 8:51 AM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
5. 5.080 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 8:37 AM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
6. 5.142 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 8:28 AM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
7. 6.543 km ENE of Santa Maria, PhilippinesWed, Dec 20, 8:08 AM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
8. 5.448 km E of Kinablangan, PhilippinesTue, Dec 19, 9:41 PM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
9. 5.552 km NE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesTue, Dec 19, 3:27 PM GMT+8 · 13432 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
10. 5.543 km NE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesTue, Dec 19, 3:03 PM GMT+8 · 13432 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
11. 4.376 km E of Kinablangan, PhilippinesTue, Dec 19, 12:31 AM GMT+8 · 13432 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
12. 4.746 km E of Kinablangan, PhilippinesTue, Dec 19, 12:12 AM GMT+8 · 13432 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
13. 4.976 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 5:40 PM GMT+8 · 13433 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
14. 4.482 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 4:17 PM GMT+8 · 13433 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
15. 5.266 km ENE of Baculin, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 8:48 AM GMT+8 · 13433 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
16. 5.049 km E of Kinablangan, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 2:58 AM GMT+8 · 13433 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
17. 5.131 km ENE of Kinablangan, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 8:27 AM GMT+8 · 13434 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
18. 4.734 km E of Kinablangan, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 8:11 AM GMT+8 · 13434 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
19. 5.650 km E of Barcelona, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 1:49 AM GMT+8 · 13434 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
20. 4.947 km E of Santiago, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 1:44 AM GMT+8 · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043b5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC.