M4.8 earthquake 118 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 118 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Oct 24, 1980, 10:07 PM GMT+8 (14:07 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 69 km E of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-24 14:07:15 UTC
- Depth
- 62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.517° N, 127.245° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayPhilippines earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ae1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.