Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 36 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines on Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 1:27 AM GMT+8 (17:27 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 49 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2024-10-01 17:27:01 UTC
Depth
66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.415° N, 126.489° E
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.

Location uncertainty
About 10.5 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.969 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 728 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.736 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 726 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.341 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.933 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 725 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.516 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.60 km WNW of Tago, Philippines · 716 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.646 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 673 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.542 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 673 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 5.049 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 672 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.256 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 672 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.612 km SE of Marihatag, Philippines · 743 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.962 km E of Union, Philippines · 743 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.30 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 749 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.32 km N of Lianga, Philippines · 753 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nmfv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.