M5.0 earthquake 36 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Tue, Oct 30, 1990, 12:53 AM GMT+8 (16:53 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-29 16:53:57 UTC
- Depth
- 75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.815° N, 126.637° 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
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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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004gah. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.