M4.9 earthquake 52 km E of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 52 km E of Pilar, Philippines on Wed, Jan 17, 1990, 5:05 PM GMT+8 (09:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-01-17 09:05:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.928° N, 126.576° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.614 km E of Union, Philippines · 13403 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.627 km E of Union, Philippines · 13385 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.8106 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13362 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.553 km ESE of Sulangan, Philippines · 13357 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 5.138 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13405 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.281 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13413 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.78 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13421 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.890 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13433 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.1104 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13433 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.039 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13433 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044cu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.