Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 18 km E of Jagupit, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 18 km E of Jagupit, Philippines on Sun, Feb 24, 1991, 7:34 PM GMT+8 (11:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 8 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1991-02-24 11:34:45 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.263° N, 125.724° 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 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.616 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 13001 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.638 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13001 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.720 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 13001 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 5.18 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12999 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.47 km SW of Sibagat, Philippines · 12998 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.332 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 12976 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 5.017 km E of Union, Philippines · 12972 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.827 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 5.531 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.329 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.826 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 5.024 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 7.018 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nc9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.