Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 51 km E of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 51 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Thu, Dec 21, 1989, 6:55 AM GMT+8 (22:55 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Philippine Islands region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-20 22:55:55 UTC
Depth
53.1 km (33.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.212° N, 126.900° 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 1.9 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13433 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13432 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.6Philippine Islands region · 13432 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.526 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13432 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13432 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.152 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13431 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.142 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13431 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.617 km W of Batiano, Philippines · 13431 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.964 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.495 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.447 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 5.342 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 5.6Philippine Islands region · 13421 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.4Philippine Islands region · 13421 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.073 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13418 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13418 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 5.131 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 5.040 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13416 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13411 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 4.668 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13407 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13402 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 4.7122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13394 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13391 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13391 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13391 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13389 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13387 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 4.96 km ENE of Bunawan, Philippines · 13384 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 4.535 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13375 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.945 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 69 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.738 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 5.133 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.960 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 5.034 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 5.846 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 5.238 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.372 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.8Philippine Islands region · 13434 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 5.081 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.888 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.632 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.697 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.955 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 5.444 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 5.080 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 5.142 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 6.543 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.578 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043c8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.