Earthquake details

Sunday, March 26, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, March 26, 1978 at 06:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 151.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.422 and latitude 4.745.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	50.0 km
Coordinates	4.745, 125.422
UTC time	1978-03-26 06:50:28.600

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	151.7 km
General Santos	154.8 km
Polomolok	169.1 km
Maluñgun	171.5 km
Malita	187.1 km
Surallah	196.4 km
Bañga	200.0 km
Koronadal	205.8 km
Digos	223.3 km
Isulan	228.5 km
Tacurong	232.0 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	244.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.3

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M 5.1

Malita

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