M5.3 earthquake 107 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 107 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Mon, Jun 18, 1990, 12:25 PM GMT+8 (04:25 UTC), 207 km (129 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-18 04:25:25 UTC
- Depth
- 207.2 km (128.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.479° N, 125.760° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.29 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.3 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 10S, 17C Centroid Location: Origin Time 04:25:23.3 1.1 Lat 4.41N 0.09 Lon 125.45E 0.12 Dep 164.0 3.3 Half-duration 1.7 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**16 Nm Mrr=1.91 0.75 Mtt=2.56 0.84 Mff=-4.47 0.99 Mrt=-1.69 0.75 Mrf=2.97 0.91 Mtf=-9.44 0.88 Principal Axes: (T) Val=10.26 Plg=20 Azm=216 (N) Val=0.93 Plg=69 Azm=16 (P) Val=-11.20 Plg=7 Azm=124 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.1*10**17 NP1:Strike=258 Dip=71 Slip=170 NP2:Strike=352 Dip=81 Slip=19
From the USGS event page for usp0004ans. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia · 13255 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.7107 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13237 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ans (also filed as gcmtb061890b, gcmt19900618042519, iscgem366532). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.