Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 8, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, May 8, 1963 at 15:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 96.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.555 and latitude 5.274.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	60.0 km
Coordinates	5.274, 125.555
UTC time	1963-05-08 15:24:00.840

Location	Alabel
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1963-05-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	96.7 km
General Santos	102.6 km
Maluñgun	115.9 km
Polomolok	118.7 km
Malita	127.2 km
Surallah	151.9 km
Bañga	154.2 km
Koronadal	157.7 km
Digos	165.7 km
Isulan	183.9 km
Tacurong	185.5 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	195.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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36.6 km

M 4.8

General Santos

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35.7 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-14 01:14 UTC

45.6 km

M 5.3

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-13 18:39 UTC

8.4 km

M 5.1

Malita

Philippines · 2026-08-13 09:22 UTC

114.1 km

M 4.4

Mati

Philippines · 2026-08-12 03:38 UTC

108.9 km

M 4.6

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-01 03:42 UTC

80.4 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:23 UTC

62.2 km

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