M4.7 earthquake 4 km S of Barlig, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 4 km S of Barlig, Philippines on Sat, Sep 22, 1990, 1:47 PM GMT+8 (05:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-22 05:47:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.000° N, 121.108° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13153 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5Luzon, Philippines · 13125 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.01 km S of Almaguer North, Philippines · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13171 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13174 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13174 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004eyg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.