Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Belance, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Belance, Philippines on Wed, Jul 18, 1990, 10:32 AM GMT+9 (01:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 12 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-07-18 01:32:28 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.307° N, 121.357° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.112 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.22 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.92 km S of Topdac, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.512 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.520 km WNW of Nagtipunan, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.42 km WSW of Aritao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.60 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.51 km S of Bone South, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 5.25 km ESE of Topdac, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 5.613 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.63 km S of Itogon, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.59 km SSE of Quezon, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.910 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.67 km WSW of Maria Aurora, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.96 km WSW of Bone South, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.85 km SW of Malasin, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.415 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.62 km E of Bone South, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.40 km SW of San Fernando, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.43 km S of Salinas, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.411 km ESE of Quezon, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.49 km SW of Maria Aurora, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 4.630 km ENE of Dingalan, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 4.414 km E of Belance, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 4.712 km NNE of Burgos, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 5.88 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 4.36 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 5.09 km SSE of Malasin, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 4.81 km WSW of Salinas, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 4.312 km SE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 5.711 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 5.47 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 5.14 km W of Digdig, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 4.613 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 4.713 km S of Nagtipunan, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 4.75 km SW of Baguio, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 5.012 km ENE of Gabaldon, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 4.63 km NNE of Bongabon, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 4.54 km N of Binalonan, Philippines · 13209 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 4.29 km E of Quezon, Philippines · 13206 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 4.83 km ESE of Salinas, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 4.512 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 4.27 km E of Suklayin, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 4.414 km ENE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 4.58 km S of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13203 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 4.56 km SSE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 4.83 km NNE of Binday, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13199 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 5.10 km NE of Subusub, Philippines · 13198 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 4.319 km SSE of Belance, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 5.09 km SSW of Itogon, Philippines · 13195 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 4.29 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13185 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13182 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 4.81 km ENE of Paldit, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.93 km SSE of Buliwao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.014 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 5.05 km SW of Bone South, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.74 km NNW of Bone South, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.011 km ENE of Mabasa, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.72 km NNE of Banganan, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.44 km SW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.81 km SSW of Bambang, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.33 km SW of Tuao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.815 km S of Suklayin, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 5.07 km W of Bone South, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 6.514 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.63 km ESE of Cabalitian, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 6.110 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.52 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.33 km NNE of Binalonan, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.67 km NE of Belance, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.511 km NNW of Cabalitian, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.417 km NE of Ligaya, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c3s. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.