M4.5 earthquake 26 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Cortes, Philippines on Sat, Nov 19, 1983, 6:14 AM GMT+8 (22:14 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 6 km N of Dapa, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-18 22:14:02 UTC
- Depth
- 51.9 km (32.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.427° N, 126.378° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.26 km N of Dapa, Philippines · 15652 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.09 km SE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 15632 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.04 km S of Dapa, Philippines · 15631 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.218 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 15615 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.016 km NNW of Lianga, Philippines · 15611 days ago · 175 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.56 km NW of Pilar, Philippines · 15599 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001zx9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.