Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 68 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Tue, Jan 16, 1990, 12:01 PM GMT+8 (04:01 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-01-16 04:01:46 UTC
Depth
67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.765° N, 126.924° 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 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13377 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.535 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13367 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 5.119 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13361 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 5.237 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13355 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.442 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13341 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13403 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 5.281 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13407 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 5.040 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13408 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 5.131 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.4Philippine Islands region · 13412 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.6Philippine Islands region · 13413 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.495 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.964 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13419 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 5.142 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 5.152 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.526 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.6Philippine Islands region · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.945 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044bb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.