M4.5 earthquake 16 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines on Wed, Aug 8, 1990, 3:50 AM GMT+8 (19:50 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 56 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-07 19:50:06 UTC
- Depth
- 84.1 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.706° N, 126.414° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.156 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13190 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.664 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13183 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.98 km NW of Cortes, Philippines · 13176 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.821 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13168 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d30. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.