M4.8 earthquake 234 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 234 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Jul 3, 1990, 10:37 AM GMT+8 (02:37 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 241 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1990-07-03 02:37:39 UTC
- Depth
- 85.9 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.620° N, 126.604° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13242 days ago · 107 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.8214 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13220 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.9241 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13187 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ba1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.