Philippines earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 1 km WNW of Lloren, Philippines

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Lloren, Philippines on Tue, Jul 17, 1990, 1:19 AM GMT+9 (16:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 6 km NE of Taloy, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time: Tue, Jul 17, 1990, 1:19 AM GMT+9
UTC: 1990-07-16 16:19:34 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 16.338° N, 120.424° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c08 (also filed as iscgem362965). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.