M4.9 earthquake 55 km E of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 55 km E of Cortes, Philippines on Thu, Nov 27, 1986, 2:59 AM GMT+8 (18:59 UTC), 37 km (23 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
- 1986-11-26 18:59:09 UTC
- Depth
- 36.6 km (22.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.301° N, 126.699° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.966 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14540 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.335 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14501 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.946 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 14500 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
Before
- 4.766 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14554 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.963 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14554 days ago · 62 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.027 km E of Union, Philippines · 14558 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.278 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines · 14565 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.417 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 14566 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.81 km SSE of Tago, Philippines · 14566 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.665 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 14573 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030dz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.