M5.4 earthquake 2 km WNW of Batobato, Philippines
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Batobato, Philippines on Sat, Apr 25, 1987, 4:08 PM GMT+8 (08:08 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 22 km SE of Manay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-25 08:08:59 UTC
- Depth
- 74.8 km (46.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.837° N, 126.062° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.026 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 14390 days ago · 145 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.426 km SE of Manay, Philippines · 14388 days ago · 116 km deep · 79 km away
- 6.722 km SE of Manay, Philippines · 14381 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.826 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 14380 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.730 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 14362 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.844 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14351 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034f2 (also filed as gcmtb042587a, gcmt19870425080859, iscgem469931). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.