M4.1 earthquake 12 km W of Paringao, Philippines
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 12 km W of Paringao, Philippines on Mon, Sep 10, 1990, 5:38 AM GMT+8 (21:38 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-09 21:38:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.564° N, 120.203° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.012 km NE of Cabungan, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.915 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines · 13165 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.72 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines · 13165 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.93 km W of Hacienda, Philippines · 13165 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13153 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.90 km W of Dilan, Philippines · 13145 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.81 km WNW of Sagunto, Philippines · 13132 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.01 km S of Almaguer North, Philippines · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13169 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13173 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13185 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.330 km W of Darapidap, Philippines · 13187 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13187 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.01 km S of Halog West, Philippines · 13195 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004eh5. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.