Earthquake details

Sunday, May 16, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, May 16, 1965 at 11:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 92.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.447 and latitude 5.286.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	5.286, 125.447
UTC time	1965-05-16 11:35:46.460

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	92.5 km
General Santos	97.0 km
Maluñgun	112.1 km
Polomolok	112.5 km
Malita	127.0 km
Surallah	144.0 km
Bañga	146.7 km
Koronadal	150.9 km
Digos	163.2 km
Isulan	176.2 km
Tacurong	178.3 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	189.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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