M4.6 earthquake 16 km ESE of Talisay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Talisay, Philippines on Wed, Dec 24, 1986, 10:14 AM GMT+8 (02:14 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 20 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-12-24 02:14:13 UTC
- Depth
- 150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.744° N, 125.748° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.641 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14515 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.220 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14476 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.917 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 14467 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000313p. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.