Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 8 km W of Pasil, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 8 km W of Pasil, Philippines on Wed, Jul 18, 1990, 3:48 AM GMT+9 (18:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 14 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1990-07-17 18:48:51 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.377° N, 121.053° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.514 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.020 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.33 km SW of Tuao, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 5.112 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 5.25 km ESE of Topdac, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 5.613 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.111 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.717 km NNE of Conner, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.98 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.513 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.86 km WNW of Tabuk, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 5.330 km W of Darapidap, Philippines · 13183 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13159 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.418 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.40 km SSW of Balbalan, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.87 km NNW of Bontoc, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.518 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.117 km NNW of Pasil, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.613 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.42 km S of Baggabag B, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.17 km WNW of Sigay, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.52 km NE of Gambang, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 5.619 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 5.05 km SSE of Corrooy, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 5.35 km WSW of Rimus, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c32. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.