Earthquake details

Sunday, September 16, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, September 16, 1984 at 00:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 172.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.666 and latitude 4.602.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	181.3 km
Coordinates	4.602, 125.666
UTC time	1984-09-16 00:25:48.610

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	172.1 km
General Santos	176.9 km
Maluñgun	191.5 km
Polomolok	192.2 km
Malita	201.9 km
Surallah	222.2 km
Bañga	225.4 km
Koronadal	230.3 km
Digos	241.5 km
Isulan	254.5 km
Tacurong	257.2 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	268.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

129.4 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

129.1 km

M 5.3

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

131.4 km

M 6.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-14 15:49 UTC

97.8 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-14 13:15 UTC

123.5 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-13 17:44 UTC

110.7 km

M 4.3

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-06 17:48 UTC

123.5 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-04 04:26 UTC

106.7 km

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