Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 57 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 57 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines on Mon, Dec 18, 1989, 1:09 AM GMT+8 (17:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 35 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1989-12-17 17:09:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.685° N, 126.808° 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 1.8 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.335 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.064 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.482 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.976 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13427 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 5.543 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.552 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.962 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.035 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.578 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 6.543 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 5.142 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 5.080 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 5.444 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.955 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.697 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.632 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 5.081 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.8Philippine Islands region · 13425 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.372 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 5.846 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 5.034 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.960 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 5.133 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 4.738 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.945 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 90 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 4.6Philippine Islands region · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 4.526 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 5.152 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 5.142 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13422 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 4.964 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13418 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 4.495 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 4.447 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13416 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 5.6Philippine Islands region · 13412 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 4.4Philippine Islands region · 13412 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 5.131 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13408 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 5.040 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13407 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 5.281 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13406 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines · 13406 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13402 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 4.668 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13398 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13393 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 4.7122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13380 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13376 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.751 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.954 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.743 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.630 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 5.159 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 5.131 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13428 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.614 km WSW of Bigaan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 5.650 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.836 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.652 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 5.128 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.971 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 5.547 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.877 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.668 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 5.042 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 5.552 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 5.463 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.911 km N of Barcelona, Philippines · 13430 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.727 km ESE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13430 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004378. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.