M4.7 earthquake 20 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Sep 7, 2001, 4:54 AM GMT+8 (20:54 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-06 20:54:18 UTC
- Depth
- 103.2 km (64.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 9.442° N, 126.281° 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
- Stations used
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.03 km W of Salvacion, Philippines · 9133 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.023 km NE of La Paz, Philippines · 9094 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 5.07 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9154 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.78 km E of Marihatag, Philippines · 9155 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.621 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.719 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000anrq. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.