M4.6 earthquake 38 km NE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 38 km NE of La Paz, Philippines on Tue, Feb 26, 1991, 3:52 AM GMT+8 (19:52 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 50 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-02-25 19:52:10 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.187° N, 126.549° 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 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.720 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 13000 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.18 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12999 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.046 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 12996 days ago · 86 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.371 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 12996 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.750 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12991 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.332 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 12976 days ago · 76 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.017 km E of Union, Philippines · 12972 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
- 6.350 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12943 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.236 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12943 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.553 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12943 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.4Mindanao, Philippines · 12943 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.221 km NE of Tago, Philippines · 12941 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 4.616 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 13001 days ago · 100 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.018 km E of Jagupit, Philippines · 13002 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.947 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13003 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.242 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.145 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.827 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.531 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.932 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13006 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.329 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 69 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.866 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.750 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13007 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.236 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.533 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.527 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.826 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.235 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.024 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 7.018 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13008 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ndx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.