Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 18 km SE of Bantay, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Bantay, Philippines on Tue, Jul 17, 1990, 5:35 AM GMT+9 (20:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 14 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-07-16 20:35:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.302° N, 120.860° 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 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.19 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.87 km NNW of Bontoc, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.40 km SSW of Balbalan, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.418 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 6.110 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 5.08 km W of Pasil, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 6.514 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 5.020 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.33 km SW of Tuao, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 5.014 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 5.112 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.92 km S of Topdac, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 5.25 km ESE of Topdac, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 5.613 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 5.111 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.36 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 5.47 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13207 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.717 km NNE of Conner, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.98 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13203 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.513 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 4.86 km WNW of Tabuk, Philippines · 13196 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 5.330 km W of Darapidap, Philippines · 13187 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13174 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 5.117 km NNW of Pasil, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.31 km ENE of La Trinidad, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.613 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.42 km S of Baggabag B, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 5.33 km SSE of Tublay, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.17 km WNW of Sigay, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 5.211 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.52 km NE of Gambang, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 5.619 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 5.05 km SSE of Corrooy, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 5.35 km WSW of Rimus, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 5.33 km WNW of Bagulin, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c0z. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.