M5.4 earthquake 17 km NE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 17 km NE of La Paz, Philippines on Thu, Nov 6, 1986, 10:52 AM GMT+8 (02:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-06 02:52:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.100° N, 126.368° 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 2.4 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.027 km E of Union, Philippines · 14557 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.963 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14554 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.766 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14554 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.955 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14545 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.966 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14540 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.616 km ESE of Talisay, Philippines · 14518 days ago · 150 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 5.81 km SSE of Tago, Philippines · 14566 days ago · 62 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.665 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14573 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.843 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14583 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.1Mindanao, Philippines · 14593 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.961 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14594 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zqs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.