Philippines earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 41 km NE of Cortes, Philippines

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 41 km NE of Cortes, Philippines on Sat, Mar 29, 2025, 4:44 AM GMT+8 (20:44 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 64 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-28 20:44:09 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.557° N, 126.448° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
50

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.664 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 551 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.47 km NNW of Socorro, Philippines · 547 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.426 km SE of Union, Philippines · 545 days ago · 98 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.451 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 542 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.449 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 528 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.2104 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 509 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.5105 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 507 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.533 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 499 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.233 km ESE of Marihatag, Philippines · 499 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.413 km NE of Anticala, Philippines · 493 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.214 km W of Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines · 552 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.55 km NE of Marihatag, Philippines · 562 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.822 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines · 564 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.522 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 564 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.75 km SSE of Gamut, Philippines · 571 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.42 km NE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 572 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q4k8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.