Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 40 km E of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 40 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Sun, Jan 7, 1990, 3:45 PM GMT+8 (07:45 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 11 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1990-01-07 07:45:44 UTC
Depth
28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.170° N, 126.801° 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 2.0 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines · 13406 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13403 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.668 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13399 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13393 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.7122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 81 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13377 days ago · 86 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.96 km ENE of Bunawan, Philippines · 13375 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.535 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13367 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 5.119 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13361 days ago · 75 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 5.237 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13355 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.131 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.930 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13409 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.073 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13410 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.4Philippine Islands region · 13412 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 5.6Philippine Islands region · 13413 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 5.342 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines · 13414 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 5.263 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.447 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13416 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.495 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13417 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.964 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13419 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.617 km W of Batiano, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 5.142 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 5.152 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.751 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.526 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.6Philippine Islands region · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.626 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.951 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13425 days ago · 53 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043zf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.