Earthquake details

Saturday, December 8, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, December 8, 1984 at 14:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 86.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.478 and latitude 5.352.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	191.1 km
Coordinates	5.352, 125.478
UTC time	1984-12-08 14:54:04.980

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	86.0 km
General Santos	91.2 km
Maluñgun	105.5 km
Polomolok	107.1 km
Malita	119.3 km
Surallah	139.9 km
Bañga	142.3 km
Koronadal	145.9 km
Digos	156.2 km
Isulan	171.9 km
Tacurong	173.6 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	184.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 6.2

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M 5.1

Alabel

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M 5.0

General Santos

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M 4.3

Alabel

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M 4.8

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35.0 km

M 5.2

General Santos

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