Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 38 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Thu, Dec 21, 1989, 3:20 AM GMT+8 (19:20 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 45 km E of Barcelona, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1989-12-20 19:20:35 UTC
Depth
65.6 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.254° N, 126.774° 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 1.7 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.945 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 53 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.6Philippine Islands region · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.526 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.152 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 5.142 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.617 km W of Batiano, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.964 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13419 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.495 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.447 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13416 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 5.342 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13414 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 5.6Philippine Islands region · 13413 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.4Philippine Islands region · 13412 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.073 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13410 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 5.131 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 5.040 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13408 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines · 13406 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13403 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.668 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13399 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13393 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.7122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 61 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13376 days ago · 86 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 4.96 km ENE of Bunawan, Philippines · 13375 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 4.535 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13367 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 5.133 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.960 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 5.034 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.846 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.372 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.8Philippine Islands region · 13426 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 5.081 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.888 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.632 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.697 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.955 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 5.444 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 5.080 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 5.142 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 6.543 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.578 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 5.448 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 5.035 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.962 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043c3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.