M5.4 earthquake 48 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 48 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Wed, May 28, 1986, 10:42 PM GMT+8 (14:42 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-28 14:42:06 UTC
- Depth
- 56.5 km (35.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.044° N, 126.719° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.762 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.032 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 14708 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 4.429 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14729 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.737 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14729 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.933 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14729 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.769 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uhf (also filed as gcmtb052886b, gcmt19860528144206, iscgem496866). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.