Philippines earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 2 km SW of Panikian, Philippines

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Panikian, Philippines on Wed, Oct 11, 1989, 6:57 PM GMT+8 (10:57 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 23 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-10-11 10:57:44 UTC
Depth
57.3 km (35.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.312° N, 125.920° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.616 km SE of Socorro, Philippines · 13505 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.938 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 13481 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.423 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13480 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.949 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 13473 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 5.451 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 13473 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 5.147 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 13472 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 5.121 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 13466 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 5.031 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 13456 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.733 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13447 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 5.133 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13446 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.725 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13530 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.134 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 13531 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.838 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13531 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.148 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13531 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.82 km WSW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13531 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00040jd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC.