M4.4 earthquake 53 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 53 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Mon, Aug 25, 1980, 6:57 AM GMT+8 (22:57 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 66 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-08-24 22:57:01 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.389° N, 126.666° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.666 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 16816 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.18 km ENE of Tandag, Philippines · 16815 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019hw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.