M4.4 earthquake 42 km E of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 42 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Thu, Mar 15, 1990, 8:59 AM GMT+8 (00:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 25 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-15 00:59:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.220° N, 126.815° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.925 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13334 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.290 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13331 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.665 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13331 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.648 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13329 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.54 km N of Barcelona, Philippines · 13325 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.869 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13323 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.422 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13311 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.042 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13311 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.714 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 13284 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 4.97 km W of San Luis, Philippines · 13343 days ago · 171 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.237 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13355 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.119 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13361 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.535 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13367 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046mc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.