M4.9 earthquake 15 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines on Mon, Sep 10, 1990, 9:55 PM GMT+8 (13:55 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-10 13:55:03 UTC
- Depth
- 19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.217° N, 120.258° 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 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.72 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.93 km W of Hacienda, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13164 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13154 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.90 km W of Dilan, Philippines · 13146 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.81 km WNW of Sagunto, Philippines · 13133 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.01 km S of Almaguer North, Philippines · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 5.012 km NE of Cabungan, Philippines · 13167 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.112 km W of Paringao, Philippines · 13167 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13174 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13175 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13186 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13189 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.01 km S of Halog West, Philippines · 13196 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ej4. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.