M4.8 earthquake 36 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines on Sun, Dec 31, 1989, 9:20 PM GMT+8 (13:20 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 42 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-31 13:20:55 UTC
- Depth
- 63.6 km (39.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.801° N, 126.681° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.342 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13414 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.724 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 13412 days ago · 107 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.310 km NNW of San Ignacio, Philippines · 13387 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 13378 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.221 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13369 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 4.330 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 13414 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.617 km W of Batiano, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.238 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.947 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.151 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.052 km E of Baculin, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.953 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13430 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043su. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.