M4.9 earthquake 20 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Mar 7, 1980, 10:40 AM GMT+8 (02:40 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 9 km ENE of Jagupit, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-07 02:40:58 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.461° N, 126.232° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.922 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 17000 days ago · 63 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.712 km SSW of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines · 16993 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.09 km ENE of Jagupit, Philippines · 16979 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.93 km NNE of Bacolod, Philippines · 16964 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.038 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16941 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00015vd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.