M4.8 earthquake 210 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 210 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on Sat, May 26, 1990, 1:38 AM GMT+8 (17:38 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 170 km S of Sarangani, 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
- 1990-05-25 17:38:35 UTC
- Depth
- 73.9 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.828° N, 126.525° 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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3180 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13258 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.5170 km S of Sarangani, Philippines · 13257 days ago · 168 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8234 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13242 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.5239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13242 days ago · 107 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00049rt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.