M4.3 earthquake 8 km NE of Taytayan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Taytayan, Philippines on Thu, Aug 9, 1990, 5:30 PM GMT+8 (09:30 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 56 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-09 09:30:44 UTC
- Depth
- 83.2 km (51.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.788° N, 126.553° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.156 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 13190 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.664 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13183 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.821 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 13168 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.833 km E of Santiago, Philippines · 13145 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.748 km E of Baganga, Philippines · 13136 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d4x. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.