M5.0 earthquake 31 km E of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 31 km E of Cortes, Philippines on Wed, Feb 4, 2026, 3:11 PM GMT+8 (07:11 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-02-04 07:11:28 UTC
- Depth
- 26.4 km (16.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.309° N, 126.477° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.6 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.645 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 227 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.75 km S of Union, Philippines · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
- 4.67 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 216 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.65 km SW of Carmen, Philippines · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.945 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
- 4.52 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 199 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.54 km E of Carrascal, Philippines · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.222 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 4.316 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 251 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.38 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.510 km W of Buenavista, Philippines · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.813 km W of San Benito, Philippines · 262 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
- 4.411 km WNW of San Benito, Philippines · 264 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
- 4.54 km S of Marihatag, Philippines · 266 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.416 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 269 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s6c6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.