M5.3 earthquake 20 km ENE of Lapuan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Lapuan, Philippines on Tue, Apr 29, 1986, 3:20 AM GMT+8 (19:20 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.6 6 km SSW of Pangyan, 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 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-28 19:20:22 UTC
- Depth
- 92.4 km (57.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.193° N, 125.884° 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.
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.266 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 14723 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
- 6.66 km SSW of Pangyan, Philippines · 14707 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.615 km E of Kalbay, Philippines · 14706 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002taf (also filed as gcmtb042886a, gcmt19860428192022, iscgem499258). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.