M4.3 earthquake 8 km E of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km E of Cortes, Philippines on Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 6:59 AM GMT+8 (22:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 31 km E of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-21 22:59:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.287° N, 126.272° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 19
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.316 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 250 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.222 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 5.031 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 239 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.645 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 226 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.75 km S of Union, Philippines · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
- 4.67 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 216 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.65 km SW of Carmen, Philippines · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.945 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
- 4.52 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 199 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.54 km E of Carrascal, Philippines · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 4.510 km W of Buenavista, Philippines · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.813 km W of San Benito, Philippines · 262 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
- 4.411 km WNW of San Benito, Philippines · 264 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
- 4.54 km S of Marihatag, Philippines · 266 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.416 km ENE of Union, Philippines · 269 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 4.33 km ENE of Socorro, Philippines · 271 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 4.315 km E of Socorro, Philippines · 274 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s6pp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.