M4.8 earthquake 32 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Jun 7, 1991, 10:54 AM GMT+8 (02:54 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 21 km WNW of Santa Monica, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-06-07 02:54:26 UTC
- Depth
- 66.1 km (41.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.462° N, 126.425° 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 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Mindanao, Philippines · 12901 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.544 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 12900 days ago · 64 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.714 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.639 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 12899 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 6.121 km WNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 12892 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.490 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 12878 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.115 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 12867 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.734 km E of Santa Monica, Philippines · 12862 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004smk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.