M5.0 earthquake 32 km E of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 32 km E of Cortes, Philippines on Sat, May 3, 1975, 7:55 AM GMT+8 (23:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 40 km ENE of Santa Monica, 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
- 1975-05-02 23:55:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.268° N, 126.491° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.848 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 18773 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.216 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 18760 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.840 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 18745 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 5.119 km E of Burgos, Philippines · 18780 days ago · 77 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.92 km WSW of Mabahin, Philippines · 18780 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.942 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 18781 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.137 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 18782 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.03 km SE of Mabahin, Philippines · 18782 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000aw6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.