M4.4 earthquake 30 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Salcedo, Philippines on Sun, Apr 22, 1990, 3:11 AM GMT+8 (19:11 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 13 km SSW of Guiuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-04-21 19:11:06 UTC
- Depth
- 131.8 km (81.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 11.214° N, 125.932° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004894. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.