Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 27 km NE of La Paz, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 27 km NE of La Paz, Philippines on Wed, Feb 20, 1991, 7:52 PM GMT+8 (11:52 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 42 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-20 11:52:18 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.155° N, 126.446° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.145 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.242 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.947 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13004 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 5.018 km E of Jagupit, Philippines · 13004 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.616 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 13002 days ago · 100 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.638 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13002 days ago · 60 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.720 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 13002 days ago · 60 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 5.18 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13000 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.47 km SW of Sibagat, Philippines · 12999 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 5.046 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 12998 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.371 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 12998 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.750 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12993 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.332 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 12978 days ago · 76 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 5.017 km E of Union, Philippines · 12973 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 5.531 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.932 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.329 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 69 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.866 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.750 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13009 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 5.236 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.533 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.527 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.826 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 5.235 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 5.024 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 7.018 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13010 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004n64. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.