Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 0 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines on Sun, Sep 2, 1990, 3:03 PM GMT+8 (07:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 2 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-09-02 07:03:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.480° N, 121.147° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13174 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13171 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.915 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.72 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.74 km S of Barlig, Philippines · 13154 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13153 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.90 km W of Dilan, Philippines · 13146 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.81 km WNW of Sagunto, Philippines · 13133 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.5Luzon, Philippines · 13124 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13186 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13188 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 5.01 km S of Halog West, Philippines · 13196 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.29 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13198 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 5.09 km SSW of Itogon, Philippines · 13199 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.319 km SSE of Belance, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 5.10 km NE of Subusub, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13203 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.83 km NNE of Binday, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.56 km SSE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004e6y. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.