M4.4 earthquake 26 km SE of Manay, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Manay, Philippines on Tue, May 5, 1987, 12:43 AM GMT+8 (16:43 UTC), 116 km (72 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-04 16:43:11 UTC
- Depth
- 115.8 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.078° N, 126.733° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.722 km SE of Manay, Philippines · 14387 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.826 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 14386 days ago · 80 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.675 km ESE of Santiago, Philippines · 14385 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.730 km ESE of San Ignacio, Philippines · 14369 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.844 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14358 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.922 km E of Santa Maria, Philippines · 14343 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034q8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.