Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 26 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines on Fri, Dec 22, 1989, 3:22 PM GMT+8 (07:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 51 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1989-12-22 07:22:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.324° N, 126.610° 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 5.152 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.142 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.617 km W of Batiano, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.964 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13419 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.495 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.447 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13416 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 5.342 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13414 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 5.6Philippine Islands region · 13413 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.4Philippine Islands region · 13412 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.073 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13410 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 5.131 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 5.040 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13408 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines · 13406 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13403 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.668 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13399 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13393 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.7122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13377 days ago · 86 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 4.96 km ENE of Bunawan, Philippines · 13375 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.535 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13367 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Philippine Islands region · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.945 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.738 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 5.133 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.960 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 5.034 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 5.846 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.372 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.8Philippine Islands region · 13426 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 5.081 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.888 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.632 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.697 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.955 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 5.444 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 5.080 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043ep. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.