Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 26 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Mon, Feb 18, 1991, 2:03 PM GMT+8 (06:03 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-18 06:03:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.933° N, 126.552° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.527 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13012 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.533 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13012 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 5.236 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13012 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.750 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13012 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.866 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 13012 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.329 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13011 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.932 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13011 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 5.531 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.827 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 5.145 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.242 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.947 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 5.018 km E of Jagupit, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.616 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 13005 days ago · 100 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.638 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13005 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.720 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 13005 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 5.18 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13003 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 5.046 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 13001 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.371 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13000 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.750 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12995 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.332 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 12980 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 5.017 km E of Union, Philippines · 12976 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 5.235 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13013 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 5.024 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13013 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 7.018 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13013 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004n2m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.