M5.0 earthquake 54 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 54 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sat, Apr 12, 1986, 7:47 PM GMT+8 (11:47 UTC), 66 km (41 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-12 11:47:51 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.366° N, 126.884° 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.238 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines · 14782 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.933 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14738 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.737 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14738 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.429 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14738 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.448 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14736 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sv4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.