M5.6 earthquake 53 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 53 km NE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Feb 13, 1981, 7:08 PM GMT+8 (11:08 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-13 11:08:34 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.563° N, 126.588° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.037 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16656 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.256 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16656 days ago · 56 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.937 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16655 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.849 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16655 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.522 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16636 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16604 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.152 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.711 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.217 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16599 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.030 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16599 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.328 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16599 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c5c (also filed as gcmtb021381a, gcmt19810213110834, iscgem631221). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.