M4.2 earthquake 14 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Baculin, Philippines on Sun, May 26, 1991, 3:14 AM GMT+8 (19:14 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SE of Santa Maria, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-25 19:14:15 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.484° N, 126.716° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.35 km SE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 148 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.14 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 84 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004s2t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.