Earthquake details

Monday, May 1, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Monday, May 1, 1972 at 19:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 161.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.214 and latitude 4.656.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	174.6 km
Coordinates	4.656, 125.214
UTC time	1972-05-01 19:07:24.090

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	161.2 km
General Santos	162.2 km
Polomolok	175.1 km
Maluñgun	180.8 km
Surallah	198.3 km
Malita	200.7 km
Bañga	202.6 km
Koronadal	209.6 km
Isulan	229.8 km
Digos	233.6 km
Tacurong	234.4 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	247.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.0

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M 5.0

General Santos

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M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

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M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

122.8 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

124.1 km

M 4.4

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-16 16:46 UTC

79.8 km

M 4.5

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