M5.2 earthquake 38 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines on Sun, Apr 13, 1986, 5:47 AM GMT+8 (21:47 UTC), 65 km (40 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-12 21:47:34 UTC
- Depth
- 64.6 km (40.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.402° N, 126.689° 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 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.933 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14729 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.737 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14729 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.429 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14729 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.448 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14727 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002svk (also filed as iscgem498093). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.