Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 2 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 2 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines on Sun, Aug 5, 1990, 12:59 PM GMT+8 (04:59 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 2 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-08-05 04:59:13 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.487° N, 120.730° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 149 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.10 km NE of Subusub, Philippines · 13203 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.513 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13203 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.410 km N of Binmaley, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.319 km SSE of Belance, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 5.09 km SSW of Itogon, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.29 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13198 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 5.01 km S of Halog West, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13189 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13187 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13176 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13175 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13172 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.112 km W of Paringao, Philippines · 13168 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 5.012 km NE of Cabungan, Philippines · 13168 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.915 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines · 13167 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.72 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines · 13167 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.93 km W of Hacienda, Philippines · 13167 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13164 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 4.74 km S of Barlig, Philippines · 13156 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13155 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.90 km W of Dilan, Philippines · 13147 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.83 km NNE of Binday, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.56 km SSE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.98 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines · 13207 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.58 km S of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13208 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.414 km ENE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13209 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13209 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.512 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13209 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.83 km ESE of Salinas, Philippines · 13210 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.29 km E of Quezon, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.311 km NE of Telbang, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.411 km ENE of Agoo, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.54 km N of Binalonan, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.78 km NNW of Lingayen, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.75 km SW of Baguio, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.613 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 5.14 km W of Digdig, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004czc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.