M4.9 earthquake 37 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Sat, Feb 14, 1981, 8:05 PM GMT+8 (12:05 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 10 km E of Talisay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-14 12:05:29 UTC
- Depth
- 56.1 km (34.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.397° N, 126.508° 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 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.849 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16655 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.522 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16636 days ago · 51 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.110 km E of Talisay, Philippines · 16608 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16604 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.152 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.711 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.217 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.030 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.328 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16600 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c66. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.