M5.3 earthquake 9 km E of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 9 km E of Cortes, Philippines on Thu, Dec 4, 1975, 1:06 AM GMT+8 (17:06 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-03 17:06:57 UTC
- Depth
- 69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.275° N, 126.278° 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.
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.111 km SSW of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines · 18556 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.217 km WNW of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines · 18546 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.015 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 18503 days ago · 94 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.94 km SW of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines · 18502 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000dtz (also filed as iscgem720020). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.