M4.9 earthquake 26 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines on Sun, Apr 13, 1986, 2:13 AM GMT+8 (18:13 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 40 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-12 18:13:57 UTC
- Depth
- 52.6 km (32.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.962° N, 126.320° 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 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.723 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14780 days ago · 57 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.142 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 14780 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.525 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14779 days ago · 57 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.924 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 14779 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.052 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14777 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.460 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14775 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.769 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.31 km NNE of Dinagat, Philippines · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.762 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14734 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.840 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 14732 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
- 6.140 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14728 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 5.126 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14782 days ago · 61 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.024 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14782 days ago · 54 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.415 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 14783 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.717 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14783 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sve. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC.