M5.2 earthquake 65 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 65 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines on Wed, May 16, 1990, 12:33 AM GMT+8 (16:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 24 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-05-15 16:33:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.743° N, 126.219° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.824 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13261 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.820 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13261 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.253 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13260 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.017 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13260 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.113 km ENE of Kiupo, Philippines · 13255 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4107 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13242 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7107 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13236 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00049b4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.