Philippines earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 1 km NE of Bail, Philippines

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Bail, Philippines on Mon, Jul 16, 1990, 4:53 PM GMT+9 (07:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 2 km N of Halog West, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jul 16, 1990, 4:53 PM GMT+9
UTC: 1990-07-16 07:53:51 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 16.293° N, 120.408° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004bxz (also filed as iscgem362877). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.