M4.8 earthquake 19 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines on Mon, Nov 26, 1990, 12:57 AM GMT+8 (16:57 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 49 km E of Pilar, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-25 16:57:17 UTC
- Depth
- 34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.134° N, 126.172° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.715 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13067 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.949 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 13043 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004hcx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.