M4.2 earthquake 9 km E of Quezon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 9 km E of Quezon, Philippines on Sun, Jul 29, 1990, 11:56 AM GMT+8 (03:56 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 3 km ESE 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-29 03:56:13 UTC
- Depth
- 68.6 km (42.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.488° N, 121.352° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.83 km ESE of Salinas, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.512 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.27 km E of Suklayin, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.414 km ENE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.58 km S of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13203 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.98 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.56 km SSE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13199 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.10 km NE of Subusub, Philippines · 13198 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.319 km SSE of Belance, Philippines · 13197 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.311 km E of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.09 km SSW of Itogon, Philippines · 13195 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.29 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13184 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.81 km NNE of Guiset East, Philippines · 13182 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13159 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.143 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 13157 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.74 km S of Barlig, Philippines · 13151 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13150 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
Before
- 4.54 km N of Binalonan, Philippines · 13209 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.63 km NNE of Bongabon, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.75 km SW of Baguio, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.713 km S of Nagtipunan, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.613 km ESE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.14 km W of Digdig, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.47 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.711 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.312 km SE of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.81 km WSW of Salinas, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.09 km SSE of Malasin, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.36 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.88 km WNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.712 km NNE of Burgos, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.414 km E of Belance, Philippines · 13214 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.49 km SW of Maria Aurora, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.411 km ESE of Quezon, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cpd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.