M4.5 earthquake 62 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 62 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines on Thu, Oct 2, 1986, 9:25 AM GMT+8 (01:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 61 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-02 01:25:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.211° N, 126.783° 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 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.353 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 14597 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.961 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14594 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.1Mindanao, Philippines · 14593 days ago · 44 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.843 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14582 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.665 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14573 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.1130 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14569 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.81 km SSE of Tago, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.417 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14564 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.027 km E of Union, Philippines · 14557 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.963 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 62 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.766 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.955 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14545 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ykm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.