M4.7 earthquake 8 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines on Fri, Sep 7, 1990, 10:38 AM GMT+8 (02:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 12 km NE of Cabungan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-07 02:38:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.454° N, 120.828° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.112 km W of Paringao, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.012 km NE of Cabungan, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.915 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.72 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.93 km W of Hacienda, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13160 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.74 km S of Barlig, Philippines · 13151 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13150 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.90 km W of Dilan, Philippines · 13142 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.81 km WNW of Sagunto, Philippines · 13129 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5Luzon, Philippines · 13121 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.01 km S of Almaguer North, Philippines · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13167 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13182 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13185 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.01 km S of Halog West, Philippines · 13192 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.29 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.09 km SSW of Itogon, Philippines · 13195 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ed3. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.