M4.9 earthquake 6 km ENE of Bunawan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Bunawan, Philippines on Fri, Feb 9, 1990, 2:31 AM GMT+8 (18:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 19 km E of Santa Maria, 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
- 1990-02-08 18:31:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.191° N, 126.047° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.535 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13367 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.119 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13361 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.97 km W of San Luis, Philippines · 13342 days ago · 171 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.442 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13341 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.925 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13333 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.54 km N of Barcelona, Philippines · 13324 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 4.627 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 13376 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.441 km NE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13381 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.453 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.532 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.046 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines · 13382 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.631 km E of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13402 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000457g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.