Philippines earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 16 km N of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 16 km N of Cortes, Philippines on Sun, Sep 6, 1981, 7:05 AM GMT+8 (23:05 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-09-05 23:05:39 UTC
Depth
73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
9.427° N, 126.184° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.514 km N of Punta, Philippines · 16438 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.637 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16435 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.8Mindanao, Philippines · 16427 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.68 km NE of Bacolod, Philippines · 16420 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.724 km NNW of Cortes, Philippines · 16415 days ago · 49 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.131 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 16412 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.65 km NNW of Marihatag, Philippines · 16393 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 5.058 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 16452 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 5.015 km E of Tigao, Philippines · 16454 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.74 km SE of Libas, Philippines · 16481 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fpx. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.