Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 17, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, June 17, 1986 at 18:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 51.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.259 and latitude 5.644.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	31.9 km
Coordinates	5.644, 125.259
UTC time	1986-06-17 18:13:11.550

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1986-06-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	51.1 km
General Santos	53.1 km
Polomolok	67.8 km
Maluñgun	70.8 km
Malita	94.3 km
Surallah	99.3 km
Bañga	101.8 km
Koronadal	106.0 km
Digos	123.6 km
Isulan	131.4 km
Tacurong	133.3 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	144.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

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36.9 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:23 UTC

46.6 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC

12.1 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

17.6 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

21.6 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

18.4 km

M 4.4

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-16 16:46 UTC

36.4 km

M 4.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-14 19:18 UTC

14.7 km

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