Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 18 km SE of Bantay, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Bantay, Philippines on Tue, Jul 17, 1990, 2:26 PM GMT+9 (05:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 8 km W of Pasil, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-07-17 05:26:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.337° N, 120.901° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.08 km W of Pasil, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 6.514 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.020 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.33 km SW of Tuao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 5.112 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.92 km S of Topdac, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 5.25 km ESE of Topdac, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 5.613 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 5.111 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.717 km NNE of Conner, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.98 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13199 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.513 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13198 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.86 km WNW of Tabuk, Philippines · 13194 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 5.330 km W of Darapidap, Philippines · 13184 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13167 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13160 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.40 km SSW of Balbalan, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.87 km NNW of Bontoc, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.19 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.518 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 5.117 km NNW of Pasil, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.613 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.42 km S of Baggabag B, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 5.33 km SSE of Tublay, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.17 km WNW of Sigay, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 5.211 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.52 km NE of Gambang, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 5.619 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 5.05 km SSE of Corrooy, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 5.35 km WSW of Rimus, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 5.33 km WNW of Bagulin, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c1w. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.