M5.1 earthquake 115 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 115 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, May 14, 1982, 9:49 PM GMT+8 (13:49 UTC), 19 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-14 13:49:23 UTC
- Depth
- 18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.590° N, 127.200° 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 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.736 km E of Union, Philippines · 16192 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.119 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16183 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.663 km E of Union, Philippines · 16147 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.055 km E of Union, Philippines · 16145 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mae (also filed as iscgem598963). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.