M4.5 earthquake 74 km W of Palauig, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 74 km W of Palauig, Philippines on Sun, Sep 23, 1990, 6:57 AM GMT+8 (22:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 32 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-22 22:57:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.428° N, 119.212° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.032 km W of Palauig, Philippines · 13152 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.449 km WSW of Ilioilio, Philippines · 13147 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.462 km WSW of Ilioilio, Philippines · 13145 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ez3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.