M4.7 earthquake 2 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines on Tue, Sep 11, 1990, 2:30 AM GMT+8 (18:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-10 18:30:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.224° N, 120.396° 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 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.93 km W of Hacienda, Philippines · 13161 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13159 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13149 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.90 km W of Dilan, Philippines · 13142 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.81 km WNW of Sagunto, Philippines · 13128 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.01 km S of Almaguer North, Philippines · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 4.915 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.012 km NE of Cabungan, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.112 km W of Paringao, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13169 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13182 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13184 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.01 km S of Halog West, Philippines · 13192 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ejf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.