M4.5 earthquake 2 km NE of Mangili, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Mangili, Philippines on Thu, Mar 12, 1987, 5:13 PM GMT+8 (09:13 UTC), 171 km (106 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-12 09:13:37 UTC
- Depth
- 170.6 km (106.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.018° N, 125.700° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.189 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14407 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.426 km ESE of Mangili, Philippines · 14406 days ago · 153 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.42 km WNW of Batobato, Philippines · 14405 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.026 km E of Lamitan, Philippines · 14397 days ago · 145 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000337u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.