Philippines earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 15 km NE of Pilar, Philippines

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Pilar, Philippines on Thu, Apr 10, 1986, 5:56 AM GMT+8 (21:56 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 40 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time: Thu, Apr 10, 1986, 5:56 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1986-04-09 21:56:20 UTC
Depth: 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 9.978° N, 126.188° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.717 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesThu, Apr 10, 4:37 AM GMT+8 · 14776 days ago · 64 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002st4 (also filed as iscgem497890). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.