M4.7 earthquake 48 km E of Baganga, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 48 km E of Baganga, Philippines on Sun, Oct 7, 1990, 5:02 PM GMT+8 (09:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 13 km E of Tidman, 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
- 1990-10-07 09:02:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.648° N, 126.991° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.513 km E of Tidman, Philippines · 13121 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.633 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13088 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.25 km NE of Baganga, Philippines · 13083 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ffb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.