M4.9 earthquake 66 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 66 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines on Tue, Dec 2, 1986, 3:58 AM GMT+8 (19:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 35 km ENE of La Paz, 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
- 1986-12-01 19:58:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.625° N, 126.887° 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 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.762 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 14540 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.859 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines · 14532 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.335 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14500 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.946 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14499 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.29 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 14482 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 4.955 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14545 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.766 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.963 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14564 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.417 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.81 km SSE of Tago, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.1130 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14569 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030ja. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.