Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 78 km WSW of Alim, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 78 km WSW of Alim, Philippines on Wed, Aug 26, 1987, 6:08 PM GMT+8 (10:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 32 km SW of Alim, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-08-26 10:08:27 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.260° N, 121.844° 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 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.443 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14279 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.960 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14279 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.445 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14275 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.548 km WSW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14273 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.432 km SW of Alim, Philippines · 14273 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.840 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14273 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.917 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14272 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 5.022 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14269 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.362 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14281 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.841 km SW of Alim, Philippines · 14281 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 5.225 km WSW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14281 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.220 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines · 14281 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037uf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.