M4.7 earthquake 37 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 37 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines on Tue, May 27, 1986, 4:33 AM GMT+8 (20:33 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 48 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-26 20:33:12 UTC
- Depth
- 40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.928° N, 126.649° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.429 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14729 days ago · 78 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.448 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14727 days ago · 57 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.762 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.032 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 14708 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uf9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.