M5.8 earthquake 24 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 24 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Jun 14, 1990, 1:41 AM GMT+9 (16:41 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-13 16:41:53 UTC
- Depth
- 77.2 km (48.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.371° N, 126.396° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.74 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.7 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 14S, 29C Centroid Location: Origin Time 16:41:57.4 0.3 Lat 6.20N 0.03 Lon 126.27E 0.03 Dep 84.1 1.6 Half-duration 3.0 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=2.52 0.10 Mtt=1.83 0.17 Mff=-4.35 0.23 Mrt=-1.33 0.11 Mrf=1.79 0.10 Mtf=-2.50 0.14 Principal Axes: (T) Val=4.54 Plg=44 Azm=207 (N) Val=0.90 Plg=44 Azm=8 (P) Val=-5.44 Plg=9 Azm=107 Best Double Couple:Mo=5.0*10**17 NP1:Strike=236 Dip=52 Slip=151 NP2:Strike=345 Dip=68 Slip=41
From the USGS event page for usp0004af8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.820 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13262 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.253 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13261 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.017 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13261 days ago · 95 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.4107 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13243 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.083 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13209 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004af8 (also filed as gcmtb061390b, gcmt19900613164153, iscgem366083). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.