Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 35 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 35 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Mon, Feb 18, 1991, 12:46 PM GMT+8 (04:46 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 31 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-18 04:46:19 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.914° N, 126.630° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.2mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · 21 stations
5.57Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.2

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.826 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.527 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.533 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 5.236 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.750 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.866 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 5.329 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.932 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 5.531 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.827 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 5.145 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.242 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.947 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13003 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.616 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 13001 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.638 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13001 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.720 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 13001 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 5.18 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12999 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 5.046 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 12997 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.371 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 12997 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.750 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12992 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.332 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 12977 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 5.024 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 7.018 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004n2e (also filed as iscgem341907). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.