M5.2 earthquake 22 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sun, Dec 30, 1990, 12:56 PM GMT+8 (04:56 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.0 18 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-12-30 04:56:41 UTC
- Depth
- 66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.263° N, 126.614° 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 2.2 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.716 km NE of Cateel, Philippines · 13053 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.23 km SSE of San Luis, Philippines · 13043 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
- 7.018 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.024 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.235 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.826 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.527 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.533 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.236 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.750 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.866 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.932 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.531 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.145 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.242 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.947 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13003 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.18 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12999 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jz7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.