Philippines earthquakes

M6.0 earthquake 26 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines on Wed, Feb 11, 1987, 2:12 PM GMT+8 (06:12 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.0 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1987-02-11 06:12:53 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.831° N, 120.981° E
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
8.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.7 cm/s
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.622 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 14460 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.413 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 14437 days ago · 53 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.565 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 14481 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.058 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines · 14484 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032ct (also filed as gcmtb021187b, gcmt19870211061251, atlas19870211061256, iscgem474313). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC.