M4.9 earthquake 8 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines on Thu, Aug 2, 1990, 10:41 AM GMT+8 (02:41 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 30 km W of Darapidap, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-02 02:41:37 UTC
- Depth
- 23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.158° N, 121.000° 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 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13198 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.513 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.29 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.86 km WNW of Tabuk, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.330 km W of Darapidap, Philippines · 13183 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13169 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13159 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.74 km S of Barlig, Philippines · 13150 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13149 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 4.717 km NNE of Conner, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.58 km S of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.414 km ENE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13203 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.512 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.83 km ESE of Salinas, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.29 km E of Quezon, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.75 km SW of Baguio, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.613 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.47 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.711 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.81 km WSW of Salinas, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.36 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.88 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.411 km ESE of Quezon, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.43 km S of Salinas, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.111 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cuq. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.