M3.8 earthquake 20 km N of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 20 km N of Cortes, Philippines on Sat, Dec 8, 2001, 12:27 PM GMT+8 (04:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 39 km ESE of Union, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-08 04:27:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.461° N, 126.216° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.421 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.639 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9061 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.537 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9060 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.52 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 9059 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.26 km N of San Miguel, Philippines · 9059 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.427 km NW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 9033 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.435 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 9004 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 4.742 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.153 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.441 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.932 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.434 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.147 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000au7n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.