M4.8 earthquake 20 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Thu, Jun 14, 1990, 2:33 AM GMT+9 (17:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 17 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-13 17:33:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.295° N, 126.349° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.253 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13261 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.017 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13260 days ago · 95 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.4107 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 13243 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 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 usp0004afd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.