M5.8 earthquake 21 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines on Wed, Sep 5, 1990, 3:11 PM GMT+8 (07:11 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 13 km E of Tidman, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-05 07:11:05 UTC
- Depth
- 84.2 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.461° N, 126.506° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.513 km E of Tidman, Philippines · 13118 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.036 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13114 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 4.664 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13184 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.156 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13190 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.38 km NE of Taytayan, Philippines · 13195 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.516 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004eb8 (also filed as gcmtb090590a, gcmt19900905071102, atlas19900905071102, iscgem355575). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.