June 14, 1990 Earthquake: Culasi, Panay, Philippines
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Culasi, Panay, Philippines on June 14, 1990 at 07:40:56 UTC, 18 km below the surface. It killed 4 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 14, 1990
- Time
- 07:40:56 UTC
- Place
- Culasi, Panay, Philippines
- Magnitude
- 7.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 18 km (11 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 11.760° N, 121.899° E
- Country
- Philippines
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1990, June 14. At least four people killed, 15 injured in
the Culasi area. Considerable damage in other parts of
Panay. Felt (VI RF) at Illoilo; (V RF) at Bacolod,
Negros and on Cebu; (III RF) on Camiguin; (II RF) at
Sarsogon ond (I RF) at Manila, Luzon. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 24, 1948, Panay, Iloilo City, Antique, Philippines
- October 7, 1960, Panay, Philippines
- February 5, 1970, Odiongan, Luzon, Romblon I, Tablas I, Philippines
- June 19, 1988, San Jose, Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines
- April 27, 1919, NW Panay, SW Tablas, Carabao I, Philippines
- May 25, 1925, W, Luzon, Philippines
- May 16, 1915, Sabtan,batan, Philippines
- January 4, 1916, Panay,maasin, Panay, Philippines
- 1620, Panay,iloilo,capiz, Philippines
- May 1787, Panay,capiz,iloilo, Philippines
- June 15, 1928, SW Mindoro, Philippines
- August 26, 1902, Iloilo,panay, Philippines
- July 12, 1787, Iloilo,antique,buenavista, Panay, Philippines
- February 2, 1887, Panay, Iloilo, Philippines
- July 1653, Mindoro Island, Philippines
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5245.