M5.0 earthquake 27 km E of Union, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 27 km E of Union, Philippines on Fri, Nov 14, 1986, 3:27 PM GMT+8 (07:27 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 35 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-14 07:27:01 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.728° N, 126.357° 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 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.963 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.766 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.955 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14544 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.616 km ESE of Talisay, Philippines · 14517 days ago · 150 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.641 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 14508 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.335 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14500 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.946 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14499 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 5.417 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.81 km SSE of Tago, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.665 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14573 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.843 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14582 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002zzn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.