M5.2 earthquake 56 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Feb 13, 1981, 11:44 PM GMT+8 (15:44 UTC), 56 km (34 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-13 15:44:05 UTC
- Depth
- 55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.553° N, 126.626° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.937 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16656 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.849 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16656 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.522 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16637 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16605 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.152 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 16602 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.711 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.217 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.030 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.328 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c5m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.