Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 27 km E of Barcelona, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 27 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Wed, Feb 7, 1990, 5:29 PM GMT+8 (09:29 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 6 km ENE of Bunawan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-02-07 09:29:41 UTC
Depth
86.0 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
8.202° N, 126.683° 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 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.96 km ENE of Bunawan, Philippines · 13375 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.535 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13367 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 5.119 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13361 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 5.237 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13355 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.97 km W of San Luis, Philippines · 13343 days ago · 171 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.442 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13341 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.925 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13333 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 5.290 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13331 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.665 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13331 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.648 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13329 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.54 km N of Barcelona, Philippines · 13324 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.869 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13323 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.471 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13379 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 61 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.7122 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.454 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13393 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.668 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13399 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13403 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 5.111 km NNE of Cateel, Philippines · 13406 days ago · 88 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000455m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.