M4.9 earthquake 93 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 93 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Wed, Jun 12, 1991, 3:47 PM GMT+8 (07:47 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 13 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-06-12 07:47:20 UTC
- Depth
- 63.2 km (39.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.782° N, 127.153° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3113 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12888 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.490 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12878 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.5111 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12870 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.113 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12840 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.842 km E of Barcelona, Philippines · 12836 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 4.569 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 105 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.097 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.086 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.095 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.639 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.714 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.747 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.3119 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.885 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 58 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.156 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12901 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004stv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.