M4.5 earthquake 100 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 100 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines on Thu, Feb 26, 1987, 9:13 PM GMT+8 (13:13 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 108 km WSW of San Nicolas, 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
- 1987-02-26 13:13:24 UTC
- Depth
- 62.4 km (38.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.575° N, 119.230° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7117 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines · 14464 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.7111 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines · 14464 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1108 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines · 14464 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5127 km WSW of Palauig, Philippines · 14463 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.611 km S of San Antonio, Philippines · 14432 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032ta. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.