Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 85 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 85 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Sat, Jun 8, 1991, 10:07 PM GMT+8 (14:07 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 13 km ESE of Marihatag, 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
1991-06-08 14:07:52 UTC
Depth
58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.822° N, 127.087° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3119 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12901 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.747 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.714 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.639 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 5.095 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 5.086 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12898 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 5.097 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.569 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.993 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 63 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.3113 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12889 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.490 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12879 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.5111 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12871 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 5.113 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12841 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.544 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 12901 days ago · 64 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 5.156 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12902 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004sp1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.