M4.9 earthquake 46 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 46 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines on Sun, Jan 11, 1987, 7:03 PM GMT+8 (11:03 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 9 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-11 11:03:55 UTC
- Depth
- 52.1 km (32.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.153° N, 126.650° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.29 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 14482 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.220 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 14469 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.917 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 14459 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031kk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.