Philippines earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 7 km E of Suklayin, Philippines

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 7 km E of Suklayin, Philippines on Tue, Jul 31, 1990, 12:58 PM GMT+8 (04:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-07-31 04:58:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.766° N, 121.621° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.910 km WNW of Cabog, Philippines · 13205 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.319 km SSE of Belance, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.71 km W of Panganiban, Philippines · 13191 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.651 km ESE of Suklayin, Philippines · 13183 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.60 km WSW of Bayombong, Philippines · 13177 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.143 km ESE of Minuri, Philippines · 13163 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 5.12 km ENE of Salinas, Philippines · 13156 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.512 km NW of Bone South, Philippines · 13211 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.83 km ESE of Salinas, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.29 km E of Quezon, Philippines · 13213 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.63 km NNE of Bongabon, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 5.012 km ENE of Gabaldon, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.713 km S of Nagtipunan, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 5.14 km W of Digdig, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 5.47 km WSW of Busilak, Philippines · 13219 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.81 km WSW of Salinas, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 5.09 km SSE of Malasin, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.36 km NW of Bambang, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.712 km NNE of Burgos, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.414 km E of Belance, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.630 km ENE of Dingalan, Philippines · 13221 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.49 km SW of Maria Aurora, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.411 km ESE of Quezon, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.43 km S of Salinas, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.40 km SW of San Fernando, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.62 km E of Bone South, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.85 km SW of Malasin, Philippines · 13222 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004crw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.