M5.1 earthquake 47 km ESE of Union, Philippines

Magnitude

5.1 (mb), moderate

Local time

Mon, Nov 13, 1989, 4:38 AM GMT+8

UTC

1989-11-12 20:38:18 UTC

Depth

73.1 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

9.583° N, 126.511° E

Region

Philippines

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

FROM_LOCATION

• Tandag, PhilippinesPopulation 29,011. Forecast66 kmNNE
• Bayugan, PhilippinesPopulation 110,313. Forecast123 kmNE
• Davao, PhilippinesPopulation 1,848,947. Forecast296 kmNNE

After

1. 5.453 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesWed, Nov 15, 1:39 AM GMT+8 · 13469 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
2. 4.938 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesWed, Nov 15, 1:52 AM GMT+8 · 13469 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
3. 4.656 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesFri, Nov 17, 7:07 AM GMT+8 · 13467 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
4. 5.121 km E of Cortes, PhilippinesSun, Nov 19, 4:14 AM GMT+8 · 13465 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
5. 5.031 km NE of Cortes, PhilippinesWed, Nov 29, 6:14 PM GMT+8 · 13454 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
6. 6.250 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesFri, Dec 8, 6:23 PM GMT+8 · 13445 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
7. 4.733 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesFri, Dec 8, 6:53 PM GMT+8 · 13445 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
8. 4.734 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesSat, Dec 9, 3:27 AM GMT+8 · 13445 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
9. 5.052 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesSat, Dec 9, 3:58 AM GMT+8 · 13445 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
10. 5.133 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesSat, Dec 9, 6:18 AM GMT+8 · 13445 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
11. 5.045 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesSat, Dec 9, 10:33 PM GMT+8 · 13444 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
12. 4.324 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 11, 3:38 PM GMT+8 · 13442 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
13. 4.835 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 11, 6:04 PM GMT+8 · 13442 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
14. 4.762 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesTue, Dec 12, 2:57 PM GMT+8 · 13441 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
15. 5.159 km E of Aras-asan, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 3:05 PM GMT+8 · 13436 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
16. 4.751 km E of Marihatag, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 11:46 PM GMT+8 · 13436 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
17. 5.018 km E of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 2:48 AM GMT+8 · 13436 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
18. 4.90 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 10:43 AM GMT+8 · 13436 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
19. 5.032 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 11:08 AM GMT+8 · 13436 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
20. 5.332 km E of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 11:38 AM GMT+8 · 13436 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
21. 5.039 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 6:26 PM GMT+8 · 13435 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
22. 5.1104 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 10:24 PM GMT+8 · 13435 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
23. 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, PhilippinesThu, Dec 21, 3:43 PM GMT+8 · 13432 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
24. 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, PhilippinesThu, Dec 28, 7:16 PM GMT+8 · 13425 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
25. 4.78 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesSun, Dec 31, 12:08 AM GMT+8 · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
26. 5.281 km ENE of Aras-asan, PhilippinesMon, Jan 8, 4:10 PM GMT+8 · 13414 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 5.451 km ESE of Union, PhilippinesSun, Nov 12, 9:36 PM GMT+8 · 13471 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
2. 4.949 km ESE of Union, PhilippinesSun, Nov 12, 8:51 PM GMT+8 · 13471 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
3. 5.423 km ENE of Bacolod, PhilippinesMon, Nov 6, 12:46 AM GMT+8 · 13478 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
4. 4.938 km NE of Cortes, PhilippinesSat, Nov 4, 11:57 AM GMT+8 · 13480 days ago · 59 km deep · 10 km away
5. 4.835 km N of Santa Monica, PhilippinesThu, Oct 19, 3:58 AM GMT+8 · 13496 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00041zg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC.