Earthquake details

Sunday, March 26, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, March 26, 1978 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 151.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.421 and latitude 4.751.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	4.751, 125.421
UTC time	1978-03-26 07:21:17.800

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	151.1 km
General Santos	154.1 km
Polomolok	168.4 km
Maluñgun	170.8 km
Malita	186.4 km
Surallah	195.7 km
Bañga	199.4 km
Koronadal	205.1 km
Digos	222.6 km
Isulan	227.8 km
Tacurong	231.3 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	243.7 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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