M4.9 earthquake 33 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 33 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Tue, May 27, 1986, 4:29 AM GMT+8 (20:29 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 48 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-26 20:29:29 UTC
- Depth
- 53.9 km (33.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.001° N, 126.591° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.737 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14740 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.429 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14740 days ago · 78 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.448 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14738 days ago · 57 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.762 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14738 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.032 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 14719 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uf8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.