Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 245 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 245 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines on Thu, Jul 26, 1990, 7:06 PM GMT+8 (11:06 UTC), 399 km (248 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 224 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-07-26 11:06:26 UTC
Depth
399.0 km (247.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
3.742° N, 123.996° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2224 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 334 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.8207 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines · 13238 days ago · 218 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cjh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.