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M7.6 earthquake 37 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sat, Dec 16, 1989, 2:43 AM GMT+8 (18:43 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 7.6 (mw), major
Local time: Sat, Dec 16, 1989, 2:43 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1989-12-15 18:43:45 UTC
Depth: 24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.337° N, 126.729° E
Region: Philippines
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 23.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 111.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000433j (also filed as choy19891215184345, gcmtc121589b, gcmt19891215184346, atlas19891215184347, iscgem383905). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.