Philippines earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 13 km N of Besao, Philippines

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 13 km N of Besao, Philippines on Tue, Jul 17, 1990, 1:03 AM GMT+9 (16:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 14 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-07-16 16:03:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.213° N, 120.864° 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.55 km ENE of Itogon, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.31 km ENE of La Trinidad, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 5.24 km SE of Bayabas, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.117 km NNW of Pasil, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.518 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.19 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.87 km NNW of Bontoc, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.40 km SSW of Balbalan, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.418 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.52 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 6.110 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.08 km W of Pasil, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 6.514 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 5.020 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.33 km SW of Tuao, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.81 km SSW of Bambang, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.44 km SW of Salinas, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.72 km NNE of Banganan, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 5.014 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.93 km SSE of Buliwao, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 5.112 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 5.22 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.92 km S of Topdac, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.60 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 5.25 km ESE of Topdac, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 5.613 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 4.63 km S of Itogon, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 4.59 km SSE of Quezon, Philippines · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 4.415 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 4.40 km SW of San Fernando, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 5.111 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 4.43 km S of Salinas, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 4.411 km ESE of Quezon, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 5.88 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 4.36 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 4.81 km WSW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 5.711 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 5.47 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 4.75 km SW of Baguio, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 4.29 km E of Quezon, Philippines · 13209 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 4.83 km ESE of Salinas, Philippines · 13209 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 4.512 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13208 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13208 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 4.414 km ENE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13207 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 4.58 km S of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13206 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 4.717 km NNE of Conner, Philippines · 13206 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 4.98 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 4.513 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13199 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 4.86 km WNW of Tabuk, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 5.330 km W of Darapidap, Philippines · 13188 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13174 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 4.42 km S of Baggabag B, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.33 km SSE of Tublay, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.17 km WNW of Sigay, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.51 km SW of San Fernando, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.211 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.52 km NE of Gambang, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 5.619 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 5.314 km WSW of Salinas, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.83 km WSW of Sablan, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 5.24 km WNW of Bambang, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 5.05 km SSE of Corrooy, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.84 km S of Salinas, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 5.35 km WSW of Rimus, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 5.33 km WNW of Bagulin, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c06. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.