Earthquake details

Monday, July 8, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Monday, July 8, 1985 at 03:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 12.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.304 and latitude 5.995.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	124.9 km
Coordinates	5.995, 125.304
UTC time	1985-07-08 03:35:01.530

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	12.0 km
General Santos	19.7 km
Maluñgun	31.7 km
Polomolok	36.6 km
Malita	57.8 km
Surallah	74.9 km
Bañga	75.3 km
Koronadal	75.9 km
Digos	84.2 km
Tacurong	104.2 km
Isulan	104.7 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	112.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-06 17:48 UTC

36.8 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-04 04:26 UTC

65.2 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-04 02:21 UTC

64.4 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-03 19:09 UTC

78.4 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-03 10:10 UTC

80.1 km

M 4.3

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-02 18:13 UTC

55.5 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-06-30 21:34 UTC

38.2 km

M 4.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-06-28 17:57 UTC

27.3 km

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