M5.1 earthquake Mindanao, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in Mindanao, Philippines on Thu, Oct 9, 1986, 8:56 PM GMT+8 (12:56 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 65 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-09 12:56:51 UTC
- Depth
- 44.2 km (27.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.294° N, 126.856° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.843 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14582 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.665 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14573 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.1130 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14569 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.81 km SSE of Tago, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.417 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14564 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.027 km E of Union, Philippines · 14557 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.963 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 62 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.766 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.955 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14545 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.966 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14539 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 4.961 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14594 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.353 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 14597 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.562 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14600 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.924 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 14601 days ago · 229 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yte. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.