Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 40 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 40 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines on Mon, Apr 29, 1991, 2:17 AM GMT+8 (18:17 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 56 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-04-28 18:17:17 UTC
Depth
86.5 km (53.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
9.133° N, 126.595° 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 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.745 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12940 days ago · 74 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 5.070 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 12937 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.949 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12934 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.815 km ESE of Socorro, Philippines · 12931 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.832 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 12902 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 12902 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 5.156 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12902 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.544 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 12901 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.885 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12901 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.3119 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.747 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.714 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.639 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 5.095 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 5.086 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12898 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 5.097 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.569 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.993 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12897 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.3113 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12889 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.462 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 12942 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.230 km NE of Tago, Philippines · 12942 days ago · 58 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.531 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 12943 days ago · 98 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.221 km NE of Tago, Philippines · 12943 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.4Mindanao, Philippines · 12946 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.553 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12946 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.236 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12946 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 6.350 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12946 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004qym. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC.