Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 48 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 48 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines on Wed, Sep 16, 1987, 9:23 PM GMT+8 (13:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 30 km E of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-09-16 13:23:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.069° N, 126.715° 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 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.136 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 14257 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.929 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines · 14246 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.913 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 14237 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.78 km SSE of Gamut, Philippines · 14221 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.619 km NNW of Cortes, Philippines · 14220 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 5.430 km E of Union, Philippines · 14202 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 5.234 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 14258 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.746 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14287 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 5.261 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 14287 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038ev. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.