Philippines earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 66 km E of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 66 km E of Cortes, Philippines on Tue, Nov 18, 1986, 7:46 AM GMT+8 (23:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-11-17 23:46:14 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.328° N, 126.790° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.955 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14545 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.966 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14540 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 5.335 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14501 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.946 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14499 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.963 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14554 days ago · 62 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 5.027 km E of Union, Philippines · 14558 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 5.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 5.417 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.81 km SSE of Tago, Philippines · 14566 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 5.1130 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 14570 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 5.665 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14573 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.843 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14583 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003043. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.