M5.3 earthquake 1 km NNE of Dinagat, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Dinagat, Philippines on Sat, May 10, 1986, 8:09 AM GMT+8 (00:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 40 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-10 00:09:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.965° N, 125.597° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.840 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 14724 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
- 6.140 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14721 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.611 km NNE of Pilar, Philippines · 14695 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
Before
- 4.924 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 14771 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.525 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14771 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.142 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 14772 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.723 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14772 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.926 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14773 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.126 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14774 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.024 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14774 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tuc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.