M4.9 earthquake 24 km E of Pilar, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 24 km E of Pilar, Philippines on Mon, Apr 14, 1986, 5:52 AM GMT+8 (21:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 52 km ENE of Pilar, 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
- 1986-04-13 21:52:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.871° N, 126.323° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.052 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14769 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.460 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14767 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.769 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.31 km NNE of Dinagat, Philippines · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.762 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.840 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 14724 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
- 6.140 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14721 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 4.525 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14772 days ago · 57 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.142 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 14773 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.723 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14773 days ago · 57 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.926 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14773 days ago · 53 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.126 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14774 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.024 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14774 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.415 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 14775 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.717 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14775 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002swa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.