Philippines earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 21 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Cortes, Philippines on Sat, Dec 8, 2001, 5:01 PM GMT+8 (09:01 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2001-12-08 09:01:42 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.240° N, 126.380° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.639 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9061 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.537 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9059 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.52 km ESE of Salvacion, Philippines · 9059 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.26 km N of San Miguel, Philippines · 9059 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.13 km WSW of Patin-ay, Philippines · 9058 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.435 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 9004 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.820 km N of Cortes, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.742 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.153 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.441 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.932 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.434 km SE of Union, Philippines · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.147 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000au89. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.