Philippines earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 27 km NE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Cortes, Philippines on Thu, Jun 19, 1980, 12:33 PM GMT+8 (04:33 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 64 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Jun 19, 1980, 12:33 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1980-06-19 04:33:16 UTC
Depth: 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 9.422° N, 126.395° E
Region: Philippines
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 23

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00018b5 (also filed as iscgemsup643876). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.