M4.9 earthquake 111 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 111 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines on Sat, Jun 21, 1986, 5:25 PM GMT+8 (09:25 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 36 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-21 09:25:10 UTC
- Depth
- 71.8 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.388° N, 126.493° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.036 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 14675 days ago · 145 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.3131 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14660 days ago · 168 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v8q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.