M4.7 earthquake 47 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines on Sun, Jun 9, 1991, 3:50 AM GMT+8 (19:50 UTC), 58 km (36 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-06-08 19:50:36 UTC
- Depth
- 58.3 km (36.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.505° N, 126.744° 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 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.714 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.639 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.095 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.086 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.35 km SE of Santa Maria, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 148 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.097 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.569 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 105 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.993 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.14 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines · 12896 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3113 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12888 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.490 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12878 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5111 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12870 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.113 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12840 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004sp8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.