M4.7 earthquake 24 km SE of Bobon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Bobon, Philippines on Wed, Jan 3, 1990, 8:43 AM GMT+8 (00:43 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 Mindanao, 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
- 1990-01-03 00:43:47 UTC
- Depth
- 106.5 km (66.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.700° N, 126.477° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.310 km NNW of San Ignacio, Philippines · 13387 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.0Mindanao, Philippines · 13378 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.221 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13369 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
Before
- 4.836 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.330 km SE of Bobon, Philippines · 13415 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.617 km W of Batiano, Philippines · 13423 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.238 km ESE of Baculin, Philippines · 13426 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.947 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00043vg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.