M4.9 earthquake 63 km E of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 63 km E of Cortes, Philippines on Tue, Nov 18, 1986, 6:51 AM GMT+8 (22:51 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 35 km ENE of La Paz, 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
- 1986-11-17 22:51:14 UTC
- Depth
- 61.8 km (38.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.285° N, 126.768° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.766 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14553 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.955 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14544 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.966 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14539 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.335 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14500 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.946 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14499 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 5.027 km E of Union, Philippines · 14557 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14564 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.417 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.81 km SSE of Tago, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.1130 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14569 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.665 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14573 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.843 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14582 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003041. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.