M5.1 earthquake 22 km E of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 22 km E of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Feb 24, 1984, 8:27 AM GMT+8 (00:27 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 28 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1984-02-24 00:27:49 UTC
- Depth
- 68.9 km (42.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.273° N, 126.392° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.95 km ENE of Del Pilar, Philippines · 15510 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.428 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 15499 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.819 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 15499 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002273. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.