Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 7 km NNW of Bontoc, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Bontoc, Philippines on Tue, Jul 17, 1990, 9:06 AM GMT+9 (00:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 10 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (ms), light
Local time
UTC
1990-07-17 00:06:53 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.155° N, 120.962° 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 1.8 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.40 km SSW of Balbalan, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.418 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.52 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 6.110 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 5.08 km W of Pasil, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 6.514 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 5.020 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.33 km SW of Tuao, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.81 km SSW of Bambang, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.44 km SW of Salinas, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.72 km NNE of Banganan, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 5.011 km ENE of Mabasa, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.74 km NNW of Bone South, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 5.014 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.93 km SSE of Buliwao, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 5.112 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 5.22 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.92 km S of Topdac, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.512 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.42 km WSW of Aritao, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.60 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 5.25 km ESE of Topdac, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 5.613 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.63 km S of Itogon, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.59 km SSE of Quezon, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 4.910 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 4.85 km SW of Malasin, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 4.415 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 4.40 km SW of San Fernando, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 5.111 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.43 km S of Salinas, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 4.411 km ESE of Quezon, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 5.88 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.36 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 4.81 km WSW of Salinas, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 5.711 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 5.47 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 4.613 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 4.75 km SW of Baguio, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 4.29 km E of Quezon, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 4.83 km ESE of Salinas, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 4.512 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 4.414 km ENE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13203 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 4.58 km S of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 4.717 km NNE of Conner, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 4.98 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13198 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 4.513 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 4.29 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 4.86 km WNW of Tabuk, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 5.330 km W of Darapidap, Philippines · 13183 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13169 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 4.19 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.518 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.117 km NNW of Pasil, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 5.24 km SE of Bayabas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.31 km ENE of La Trinidad, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 5.46 km NE of Taloy, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.55 km ENE of Itogon, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.45 km SW of Itogon, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.613 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.42 km S of Baggabag B, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 5.33 km SSE of Tublay, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.17 km WNW of Sigay, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.67 km ENE of Mabasa, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.51 km SW of San Fernando, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.418 km SSE of Quezon, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 5.211 km NW of Salinas, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.75 km SE of Aritao, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.52 km NE of Gambang, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 5.619 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.94 km NE of Taloy, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c1c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.