Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 82 km E of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 82 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Mon, Dec 18, 1989, 4:17 PM GMT+8 (08:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 43 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (Ms, surface-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-18 08:17:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.159° N, 127.182° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.976 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13437 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.746 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13436 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.376 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13436 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 5.543 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13436 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.552 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13436 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.962 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13436 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 5.035 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13436 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 5.448 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13436 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.578 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 6.543 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 5.142 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 5.080 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 5.444 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.955 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.697 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.632 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.888 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 5.081 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.8Philippine Islands region · 13435 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.372 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 5.238 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 5.846 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 5.034 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 4.960 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 5.133 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 4.738 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.945 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13433 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 4.6Philippine Islands region · 13433 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 4.526 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13433 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13433 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 5.152 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13432 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 5.142 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13432 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 4.964 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 4.495 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 4.447 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 5.342 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 5.6Philippine Islands region · 13422 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 4.4Philippine Islands region · 13422 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 4.073 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13419 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13419 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 5.131 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13418 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 5.040 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines · 13416 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13412 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 4.668 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13408 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 3.6159 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13403 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13402 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 4.7122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13394 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13392 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13391 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13391 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13390 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13388 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13386 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 5.064 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13437 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 5.266 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13437 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 5.335 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13437 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 5.049 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13437 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.857 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13437 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.751 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 13437 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 5.954 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13438 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.743 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13438 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 5.630 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13438 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 5.159 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13438 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 5.131 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13438 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.734 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13438 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 5.650 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13438 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.929 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13438 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.836 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13439 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.652 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13439 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 5.152 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 13439 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 5.151 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 13439 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 5.128 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13439 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 5.052 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 13439 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004383. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.