Earthquake details

Friday, April 18, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, April 18, 1975 at 10:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 183.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.260 and latitude 4.454.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	179.0 km
Coordinates	4.454, 125.260
UTC time	1975-04-18 10:05:33.600

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-04-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	183.5 km
General Santos	184.9 km
Polomolok	198.0 km
Maluñgun	203.2 km
Surallah	221.4 km
Malita	221.7 km
Bañga	225.7 km
Koronadal	232.6 km
Isulan	252.8 km
Digos	255.8 km
Tacurong	257.4 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	270.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Malita

Philippines · 2026-10-16 12:18 UTC

184.1 km

M 5.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-10-08 08:07 UTC

128.1 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-24 03:59 UTC

97.6 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-19 11:01 UTC

108.3 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-14 01:14 UTC

104.3 km

M 5.3

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-13 18:39 UTC

97.3 km

M 5.1

Malita

Philippines · 2026-08-13 09:22 UTC

210.9 km

M 4.6

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-01 03:42 UTC

136.5 km

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