Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 20, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, November 20, 1984 at 11:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 103.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.290 and latitude 5.173.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	211.7 km
Coordinates	5.173, 125.290
UTC time	1984-11-20 11:31:40.400

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-11-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	103.4 km
General Santos	105.4 km
Polomolok	119.4 km
Maluñgun	123.1 km
Malita	142.8 km
Surallah	146.8 km
Bañga	150.3 km
Koronadal	156.0 km
Digos	175.7 km
Isulan	179.0 km
Tacurong	182.3 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	194.5 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

63.2 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

64.8 km

M 5.3

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

63.6 km

M 6.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-14 15:49 UTC

22.0 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-14 13:15 UTC

59.9 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-13 17:44 UTC

48.8 km

M 4.3

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-06 17:48 UTC

55.4 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-04 04:26 UTC

30.9 km

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