M4.6 earthquake 33 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 33 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines on Tue, Nov 27, 1990, 5:34 PM GMT+8 (09:34 UTC), 64 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 5 km NE of Baganga, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-27 09:34:52 UTC
- Depth
- 63.5 km (39.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.552° N, 126.867° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.25 km NE of Baganga, Philippines · 13084 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.738 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 13055 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.222 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13055 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.716 km NE of Cateel, Philippines · 13050 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.23 km SSE of San Luis, Philippines · 13040 days ago · 82 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004hf6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC.