M4.9 earthquake 38 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Cortes, Philippines on Sat, Nov 4, 1989, 11:57 AM GMT+8 (03:57 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 50 km ENE of Pilar, 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
- 1989-11-04 03:57:53 UTC
- Depth
- 58.6 km (36.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.515° N, 126.450° 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.423 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 13477 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.949 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 13470 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.451 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 13470 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.147 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 13470 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.453 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13468 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.938 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13468 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.656 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13466 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.121 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 13464 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.031 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 13453 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 6.250 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13444 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.733 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13444 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.734 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13444 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.052 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13444 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.133 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13444 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.045 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13443 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.324 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13441 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.835 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13441 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.762 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13441 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.159 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.751 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.018 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.90 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.032 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.332 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13435 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.039 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.1104 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 13434 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 13431 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.78 km ENE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 13422 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00041q8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.