Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 39 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 39 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Mon, Dec 18, 1989, 6:26 PM GMT+8 (10:26 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 104 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1989-12-18 10:26:13 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.035° N, 126.413° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1104 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.890 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.78 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13422 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 5.138 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13406 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.952 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 13404 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.614 km E of Union, Philippines · 13404 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.627 km E of Union, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.54 km E of Tubajon, Philippines · 13378 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 5.332 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.032 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.90 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 5.018 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.762 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13440 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.835 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13441 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.324 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13441 days ago · 114 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 5.045 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13443 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.133 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13443 days ago · 86 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 5.052 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13443 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.734 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13443 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.733 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13444 days ago · 95 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 6.250 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13444 days ago · 44 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 5.031 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 13453 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 5.121 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 13463 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004385. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.