M4.8 earthquake 69 km E of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 69 km E of Barcelona, Philippines on Mon, Apr 2, 1990, 1:11 PM GMT+8 (05:11 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 22 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-04-02 05:11:20 UTC
- Depth
- 46.8 km (29.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.248° N, 127.058° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.422 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13311 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.042 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13311 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.714 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 13284 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 4.54 km N of Barcelona, Philippines · 13324 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.648 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13329 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.665 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13331 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.290 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13331 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.925 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13333 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.442 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13341 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00047c1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.