M4.5 earthquake 54 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 54 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines on Mon, Mar 9, 1987, 3:53 PM GMT+8 (07:53 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 26 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-09 07:53:05 UTC
- Depth
- 101.8 km (63.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.838° N, 126.151° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.73 km WNW of Kinangan, Philippines · 14446 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.52 km NE of Mangili, Philippines · 14446 days ago · 171 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.189 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14404 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.426 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 14403 days ago · 153 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.026 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 14394 days ago · 145 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000334e. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.