Philippines earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 7 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines on Sun, Jul 22, 1990, 3:03 PM GMT+9 (06:03 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 6 km S of Loacan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1990-07-22 06:03:04 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.445° N, 121.059° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cca (also filed as gcmtb072290b, gcmt19900722060307, iscgem363630). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.