Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 31 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines on Sat, Apr 27, 1991, 1:51 PM GMT+8 (05:51 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 30 km NE of Tago, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-04-27 05:51:23 UTC
Depth
97.9 km (60.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
9.056° N, 126.551° 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 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.230 km NE of Tago, Philippines · 12941 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.462 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 12940 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.540 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 12940 days ago · 87 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.745 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12939 days ago · 74 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.070 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 12936 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.949 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12933 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.815 km ESE of Socorro, Philippines · 12930 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.832 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 12901 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 5.156 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.544 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.885 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.3119 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.747 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.714 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.639 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 5.095 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12898 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 5.086 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 5.097 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12895 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.569 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12895 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.993 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12895 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.3113 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12887 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.221 km NE of Tago, Philippines · 12942 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.4Mindanao, Philippines · 12944 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 5.553 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12944 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.236 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12944 days ago · 60 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 6.350 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12944 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004qwk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.