M5.0 earthquake 22 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines on Wed, Sep 22, 1976, 5:01 AM GMT+8 (21:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 12 km NNE of Hinatuan, 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
- 1976-09-21 21:01:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.234° N, 126.393° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.08 km E of Burgos, Philippines · 18268 days ago · 69 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.332 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 18262 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.26 km SSE of San Benito, Philippines · 18235 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 6.812 km NNE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 18224 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.312 km S of San Miguel, Philippines · 18223 days ago · 142 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jj0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.