M5.0 earthquake 7 km SW of Kinangan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Kinangan, Philippines on Mon, Mar 19, 1990, 12:48 AM GMT+8 (16:48 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 65 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-18 16:48:58 UTC
- Depth
- 60.7 km (37.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.245° N, 125.540° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046sw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.