Earthquake details

Saturday, February 16, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Saturday, February 16, 1985 at 22:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 144.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.174 and latitude 4.806.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	202.5 km
Coordinates	4.806, 125.174
UTC time	1985-02-16 22:27:38.530

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	144.8 km
General Santos	145.5 km
Polomolok	158.1 km
Maluñgun	164.4 km
Surallah	181.0 km
Bañga	185.4 km
Malita	185.6 km
Koronadal	192.4 km
Isulan	212.5 km
Tacurong	217.1 km
Digos	217.3 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	230.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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