M4.6 earthquake 14 km N of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 14 km N of Cortes, Philippines on Wed, May 9, 1979, 2:02 AM GMT+8 (18:02 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 9 km SE of Kitcharao, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-08 18:02:45 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.407° N, 126.177° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.09 km SE of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17307 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.320 km WSW of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17281 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 5.01 km S of Claver, Philippines · 17315 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.26 km NE of Jabonga, Philippines · 17315 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.25 km W of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.73 km WSW of Kitcharao, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.37 km ESE of Alegria, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.03 km SSW of Bangonay, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.05 km SE of Cantapoy, Philippines · 17317 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
- 6.0Mindanao, Philippines · 17318 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.73 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 17324 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.735 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 17334 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010h3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.