M4.5 earthquake 239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 239 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, Jul 3, 1990, 1:12 PM GMT+8 (05:12 UTC), 107 km (66 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-03 05:12:02 UTC
- Depth
- 106.6 km (66.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.471° N, 126.441° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5162 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 13196 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9241 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines · 13187 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ba8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.