M5.1 earthquake 21 km E of Cortes, Philippines

Magnitude

5.1 (mb), moderate

Local time

Sun, Nov 19, 1989, 4:14 AM GMT+8

UTC

1989-11-18 20:14:28 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

9.288° N, 126.388° E

Region

Philippines

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Tandag, PhilippinesPopulation 29,011. Forecast31 kmNE
• Bayugan, PhilippinesPopulation 110,313. Forecast90 kmNE
• Davao, PhilippinesPopulation 1,848,947. Forecast261 kmNNE

After

1. 5.031 km NE of Cortes, PhilippinesWed, Nov 29, 6:14 PM GMT+8 · 13453 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
2. 6.250 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesFri, Dec 8, 6:23 PM GMT+8 · 13444 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
3. 4.733 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesFri, Dec 8, 6:53 PM GMT+8 · 13444 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
4. 5.052 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesSat, Dec 9, 3:58 AM GMT+8 · 13444 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
5. 5.133 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesSat, Dec 9, 6:18 AM GMT+8 · 13444 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
6. 4.324 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 11, 3:38 PM GMT+8 · 13441 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
7. 4.835 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 11, 6:04 PM GMT+8 · 13441 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
8. 4.875 km ESE of Aras-asan, PhilippinesFri, Dec 15, 2:27 AM GMT+8 · 13438 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
9. 6.016 km E of Hinatuan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 16, 2:53 AM GMT+8 · 13437 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
10. 4.928 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 16, 3:34 AM GMT+8 · 13437 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
11. 4.737 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 16, 3:58 AM GMT+8 · 13437 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
12. 5.128 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 16, 7:05 PM GMT+8 · 13436 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
13. 4.652 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 16, 10:30 PM GMT+8 · 13436 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
14. 5.159 km E of Aras-asan, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 3:05 PM GMT+8 · 13435 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
15. 5.954 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 10:34 PM GMT+8 · 13435 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
16. 4.751 km E of Marihatag, PhilippinesSun, Dec 17, 11:46 PM GMT+8 · 13435 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
17. 4.857 km ESE of Marihatag, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 1:09 AM GMT+8 · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
18. 5.018 km E of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 2:48 AM GMT+8 · 13435 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
19. 4.90 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 10:43 AM GMT+8 · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
20. 5.032 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 11:08 AM GMT+8 · 13434 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
21. 5.332 km E of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 11:38 AM GMT+8 · 13434 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
22. 5.039 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesMon, Dec 18, 6:26 PM GMT+8 · 13434 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
23. 4.578 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesTue, Dec 19, 11:37 PM GMT+8 · 13433 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
24. 4.522 km ESE of Marihatag, PhilippinesThu, Dec 21, 3:43 PM GMT+8 · 13431 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
25. 5.152 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 23, 7:59 AM GMT+8 · 13430 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
26. 5.142 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesSat, Dec 23, 11:27 AM GMT+8 · 13429 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
27. 4.964 km ENE of Hinatuan, PhilippinesWed, Dec 27, 3:19 PM GMT+8 · 13425 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
28. 4.610 km NE of Aras-asan, PhilippinesThu, Dec 28, 7:16 PM GMT+8 · 13424 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
29. 4.78 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesSun, Dec 31, 12:08 AM GMT+8 · 13422 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
30. 5.281 km ENE of Aras-asan, PhilippinesMon, Jan 8, 4:10 PM GMT+8 · 13413 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
31. 5.138 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesMon, Jan 15, 7:08 PM GMT+8 · 13406 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
32. 4.668 km ESE of Aras-asan, PhilippinesTue, Jan 16, 12:01 PM GMT+8 · 13405 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
33. 4.952 km E of Pilar, PhilippinesWed, Jan 17, 5:05 PM GMT+8 · 13404 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
34. 4.614 km E of Union, PhilippinesWed, Jan 17, 7:10 PM GMT+8 · 13404 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away

Before

1. 4.938 km ENE of Santa Monica, PhilippinesWed, Nov 15, 1:52 AM GMT+8 · 13468 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
2. 5.453 km ENE of Pilar, PhilippinesWed, Nov 15, 1:39 AM GMT+8 · 13468 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
3. 5.147 km ESE of Union, PhilippinesMon, Nov 13, 4:38 AM GMT+8 · 13470 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
4. 5.451 km ESE of Union, PhilippinesSun, Nov 12, 9:36 PM GMT+8 · 13470 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
5. 4.949 km ESE of Union, PhilippinesSun, Nov 12, 8:51 PM GMT+8 · 13470 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
6. 5.423 km ENE of Bacolod, PhilippinesMon, Nov 6, 12:46 AM GMT+8 · 13477 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
7. 4.938 km NE of Cortes, PhilippinesSat, Nov 4, 11:57 AM GMT+8 · 13478 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004264. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.