Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 27 km ENE of Bacong, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Bacong, Philippines on Tue, Feb 27, 1990, 11:55 PM GMT+8 (15:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1990-02-27 15:55:38 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.823° N, 124.803° 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.921 km ESE of Bacong, Philippines · 13359 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.623 km SSW of Macrohon, Philippines · 13358 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.929 km SSE of Macrohon, Philippines · 13349 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.64 km ESE of Jagna, Philippines · 13344 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.611 km ESE of Bacong, Philippines · 13306 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.96 km NE of Jagna, Philippines · 13373 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.822 km SSE of Macrohon, Philippines · 13374 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.831 km S of Macrohon, Philippines · 13376 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.211 km S of Garcia Hernandez, Philippines · 13376 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.730 km S of Macrohon, Philippines · 13376 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.810 km ENE of Mabini, Philippines · 13377 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.713 km S of Bacong, Philippines · 13378 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.810 km SSW of Candabong, Philippines · 13378 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.735 km E of Bacong, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.826 km SSE of Macrohon, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.13 km WSW of Candabong, Philippines · 13380 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.721 km SSE of Macrohon, Philippines · 13380 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 5.027 km SSE of Macrohon, Philippines · 13380 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.63 km WNW of Maasin, Philippines · 13380 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.829 km SSE of Macrohon, Philippines · 13380 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.59 km ENE of San Francisco, Philippines · 13380 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.416 km ESE of Jagna, Philippines · 13380 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.827 km E of Bacong, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 4.827 km SSW of Ichon, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 4.610 km SSW of Candabong, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00045zf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.