Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 20, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, September 20, 1989 at 04:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bauan (Philippines - PH), about 30.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.783 and latitude 13.622.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 152.3 km
Coordinates 13.622, 120.783
UTC time 1989-09-20 04:59:46.030
Location Batangas
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-09-20

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Batangas
Philippines · 2026-03-22 05:30 UTC
4.6 km
M 4.4
Batangas
Philippines · 2026-03-08 21:59 UTC
54.6 km
M 5.0
Nasugbu
Philippines · 2026-03-07 16:04 UTC
27.9 km
M 4.6
Nasugbu
Philippines · 2026-02-13 11:56 UTC
24.2 km
M 4.2
Batangas
Philippines · 2026-02-09 00:05 UTC
32.6 km
M 4.2
Balayan
Philippines · 2025-12-16 13:14 UTC
15.7 km
M 4.6
Calapan
Philippines · 2025-12-08 11:59 UTC
44.9 km
M 4.1
Pinamalayan
Philippines · 2025-12-06 15:48 UTC
73.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.