M4.3 earthquake 19 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines on Thu, Sep 13, 1990, 9:12 PM GMT+8 (13:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km S of Barlig, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-13 13:12:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.540° N, 120.954° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.74 km S of Barlig, Philippines · 13150 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13149 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.90 km W of Dilan, Philippines · 13141 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.81 km WNW of Sagunto, Philippines · 13128 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5Luzon, Philippines · 13120 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.01 km S of Almaguer North, Philippines · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 4.72 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines · 13161 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.915 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.012 km NE of Cabungan, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.112 km W of Paringao, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13169 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13181 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13184 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004enz. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.