Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 26 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 26 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines on Fri, Apr 11, 1986, 8:25 PM GMT+8 (12:25 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 1 km NNE of Dinagat, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-04-11 12:25:27 UTC
Depth
60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.047° N, 126.281° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.926 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14773 days ago · 53 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.723 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14773 days ago · 57 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.142 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 14773 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.525 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14772 days ago · 57 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.924 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 14771 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 5.052 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 14769 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.460 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14767 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.769 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 5.31 km NNE of Dinagat, Philippines · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.946 km E of Sulangan, Philippines · 14742 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.762 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14727 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.840 km SSE of Sulangan, Philippines · 14724 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 6.140 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14721 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.024 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14774 days ago · 54 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 5.415 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 14775 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.717 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14776 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sum. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.