M5.8 earthquake 43 km E of Mangili, Philippines
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 43 km E of Mangili, Philippines on Thu, Jan 16, 1986, 1:08 PM GMT+8 (05:08 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-16 05:08:32 UTC
- Depth
- 83.3 km (51.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.936° N, 126.074° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic

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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.768 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 14839 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.975 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14823 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.06 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines · 14806 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002q3j (also filed as gcmtb011686a, gcmt19860116050830, iscgem505988). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.