Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 2 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines on Sun, Sep 23, 1990, 4:26 PM GMT+8 (08:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1990-09-23 08:26:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.379° N, 121.037° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.90 km W of Dilan, Philippines · 13142 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.81 km WNW of Sagunto, Philippines · 13129 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.5Luzon, Philippines · 13121 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 5.01 km S of Almaguer North, Philippines · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.74 km S of Barlig, Philippines · 13151 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13160 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.72 km SSW of Damortis, Philippines · 13162 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.915 km SW of Namboongan, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.112 km W of Paringao, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13167 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.32 km SW of Dalupirip, Philippines · 13170 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ezh. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.