Philippines earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 20 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Colipapa, Philippines on Wed, Aug 26, 1987, 9:40 AM GMT+8 (01:40 UTC), 24 km (15 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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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Aug 26, 1987, 9:40 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1987-08-26 01:40:30 UTC
Depth: 23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 9.342° N, 122.428° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037ty (also filed as iscgem460629). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.