M5.0 earthquake 22 km SW of Surup, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Surup, Philippines on Sat, Aug 29, 1987, 8:51 PM GMT+8 (12:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 49 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-29 12:51:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.272° N, 125.981° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 14255 days ago · 132 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.661 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14241 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.023 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 14238 days ago · 136 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.449 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 14222 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037xb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.