M4.1 earthquake 131 km WSW of Palauig, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 131 km WSW of Palauig, Philippines on Sat, Aug 11, 1990, 9:13 AM GMT+8 (01:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 62 km W of Palauig, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-11 01:13:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.190° N, 118.711° 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
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- 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.662 km W of Palauig, Philippines · 13154 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.574 km W of Palauig, Philippines · 13154 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.032 km W of Palauig, Philippines · 13151 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.449 km WSW of Ilioilio, Philippines · 13146 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.462 km WSW of Ilioilio, Philippines · 13144 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d7m. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.