Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 36 km NE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 36 km NE of Cortes, Philippines on Thu, Jun 12, 1980, 3:31 PM GMT+8 (07:31 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 42 km ESE of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Thu, Jun 12, 1980, 3:31 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1980-06-12 07:31:56 UTC
Depth: 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 9.544° N, 126.388° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 39

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 83.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000185k (also filed as iscgemsup643442). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.