M5.0 earthquake 9 km SSE of Malasin, Philippines

Magnitude

5.0 (mb), moderate

Local time

Sat, Jul 21, 1990, 7:49 AM GMT+9

UTC

1990-07-20 22:49:45 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

16.221° N, 121.124° E

Region

Philippines

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Dupax del Sur, PhilippinesPopulation 21,224. Forecast8 kmSSE
• Baguio, PhilippinesPopulation 272,714. Forecast61 kmESE
• Quezon City, PhilippinesPopulation 3,084,270. Forecast175 kmN

After

1. 4.81 km WSW of Salinas, PhilippinesSat, Jul 21, 1:09 PM GMT+9 · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
2. 4.312 km SE of Dalupirip, PhilippinesSat, Jul 21, 4:17 PM GMT+9 · 13213 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
3. 5.711 km WNW of Salinas, PhilippinesSat, Jul 21, 4:23 PM GMT+9 · 13213 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
4. 5.47 km WSW of Busilak, PhilippinesSun, Jul 22, 3:03 PM GMT+9 · 13212 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
5. 5.14 km W of Digdig, PhilippinesSun, Jul 22, 6:53 PM GMT+9 · 13212 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
6. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, PhilippinesSun, Jul 22, 8:20 PM GMT+9 · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
7. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, PhilippinesSun, Jul 22, 11:15 PM GMT+9 · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
8. 4.613 km ESE of Dalupirip, PhilippinesMon, Jul 23, 3:07 AM GMT+9 · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
9. 4.713 km S of Nagtipunan, PhilippinesMon, Jul 23, 6:54 AM GMT+9 · 13211 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
10. 4.75 km SW of Baguio, PhilippinesMon, Jul 23, 7:03 AM GMT+9 · 13211 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
11. 5.66 km S of Loacan, PhilippinesMon, Jul 23, 9:48 AM GMT+9 · 13211 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
12. 5.012 km ENE of Gabaldon, PhilippinesMon, Jul 23, 4:22 PM GMT+9 · 13211 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
13. 4.63 km NNE of Bongabon, PhilippinesTue, Jul 24, 12:12 AM GMT+9 · 13211 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
14. 4.54 km N of Binalonan, PhilippinesThu, Jul 26, 5:47 PM GMT+9 · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
15. 4.411 km ENE of Agoo, PhilippinesThu, Jul 26, 7:43 PM GMT+9 · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
16. 4.29 km E of Quezon, PhilippinesSun, Jul 29, 11:56 AM GMT+8 · 13205 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
17. 4.83 km ESE of Salinas, PhilippinesMon, Jul 30, 6:17 AM GMT+8 · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
18. 4.512 km NW of Bone South, PhilippinesMon, Jul 30, 6:19 PM GMT+8 · 13204 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
19. 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, PhilippinesTue, Jul 31, 1:16 AM GMT+8 · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
20. 4.27 km E of Suklayin, PhilippinesTue, Jul 31, 12:58 PM GMT+8 · 13203 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
21. 4.414 km ENE of Dalupirip, PhilippinesTue, Jul 31, 1:29 PM GMT+8 · 13203 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
22. 4.58 km S of Ambuclao, PhilippinesWed, Aug 1, 12:25 PM GMT+8 · 13202 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
23. 4.56 km SSE of Dalupirip, PhilippinesFri, Aug 3, 9:42 PM GMT+8 · 13200 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
24. 4.83 km NNE of Binday, PhilippinesSat, Aug 4, 1:28 PM GMT+8 · 13199 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
25. 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, PhilippinesSun, Aug 5, 12:59 PM GMT+8 · 13198 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
26. 4.910 km WNW of Cabog, PhilippinesSun, Aug 5, 11:26 PM GMT+8 · 13198 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
27. 5.10 km NE of Subusub, PhilippinesMon, Aug 6, 10:30 AM GMT+8 · 13197 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
28. 4.410 km N of Binmaley, PhilippinesTue, Aug 7, 10:37 AM GMT+8 · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
29. 4.319 km SSE of Belance, PhilippinesTue, Aug 7, 12:23 PM GMT+8 · 13196 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
30. 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, PhilippinesThu, Aug 9, 2:07 AM GMT+8 · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
31. 5.09 km SSW of Itogon, PhilippinesThu, Aug 9, 7:27 AM GMT+8 · 13194 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
32. 4.29 km ESE of Dalupirip, PhilippinesFri, Aug 10, 4:48 AM GMT+8 · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
33. 4.710 km W of Busilak, PhilippinesFri, Aug 10, 10:32 PM GMT+8 · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
34. 5.01 km S of Halog West, PhilippinesSun, Aug 12, 5:09 AM GMT+8 · 13192 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
35. 4.71 km W of Panganiban, PhilippinesSun, Aug 19, 6:12 PM GMT+8 · 13184 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
36. 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, PhilippinesWed, Aug 22, 2:11 AM GMT+8 · 13182 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
37. 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, PhilippinesSun, Sep 2, 3:03 PM GMT+8 · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
38. 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, PhilippinesMon, Sep 3, 1:13 PM GMT+8 · 13169 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
39. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, PhilippinesFri, Sep 7, 10:38 AM GMT+8 · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
40. 4.915 km SW of Namboongan, PhilippinesMon, Sep 10, 9:55 PM GMT+8 · 13162 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
41. 4.72 km SSW of Damortis, PhilippinesTue, Sep 11, 2:30 AM GMT+8 · 13162 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
42. 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, PhilippinesThu, Sep 13, 9:12 PM GMT+8 · 13159 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 4.36 km NW of Bambang, PhilippinesSat, Jul 21, 4:21 AM GMT+9 · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
2. 5.88 km WNW of Salinas, PhilippinesSat, Jul 21, 12:11 AM GMT+9 · 13214 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
3. 4.712 km NNE of Burgos, PhilippinesFri, Jul 20, 10:45 PM GMT+9 · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
4. 4.414 km E of Belance, PhilippinesFri, Jul 20, 8:54 PM GMT+9 · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
5. 4.49 km SW of Maria Aurora, PhilippinesFri, Jul 20, 11:04 AM GMT+9 · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
6. 4.411 km ESE of Quezon, PhilippinesFri, Jul 20, 2:51 AM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
7. 4.43 km S of Salinas, PhilippinesFri, Jul 20, 12:54 AM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
8. 4.40 km SW of San Fernando, PhilippinesThu, Jul 19, 11:57 PM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
9. 4.62 km E of Bone South, PhilippinesThu, Jul 19, 10:49 PM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
10. 4.415 km E of Dalupirip, PhilippinesThu, Jul 19, 8:01 PM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
11. 4.85 km SW of Malasin, PhilippinesThu, Jul 19, 6:45 PM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
12. 4.96 km WSW of Bone South, PhilippinesThu, Jul 19, 5:55 PM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
13. 4.52 km N of Calibungan, PhilippinesThu, Jul 19, 4:52 PM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
14. 4.67 km WSW of Maria Aurora, PhilippinesThu, Jul 19, 12:53 PM GMT+9 · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
15. 4.910 km NW of Bone South, PhilippinesThu, Jul 19, 1:06 AM GMT+9 · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
16. 4.59 km SSE of Quezon, PhilippinesWed, Jul 18, 11:59 PM GMT+9 · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
17. 4.63 km S of Itogon, PhilippinesWed, Jul 18, 7:16 PM GMT+9 · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
18. 4.512 km N of Binmaley, PhilippinesWed, Jul 18, 5:17 PM GMT+9 · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
19. 5.613 km WNW of Busilak, PhilippinesWed, Jul 18, 5:00 PM GMT+9 · 13216 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
20. 5.25 km ESE of Topdac, PhilippinesWed, Jul 18, 4:17 PM GMT+9 · 13216 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ca3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.