Earthquake details

Sunday, March 29, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 21:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 158.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.234 and latitude 4.677.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.8 km
Coordinates	4.677, 125.234
UTC time	1987-03-29 21:45:10.440

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	158.7 km
General Santos	160.0 km
Polomolok	173.0 km
Maluñgun	178.4 km
Surallah	196.7 km
Malita	197.9 km
Bañga	200.9 km
Koronadal	207.7 km
Isulan	228.2 km
Digos	231.1 km
Tacurong	232.7 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	245.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.0

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M 5.0

General Santos

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M 4.9

General Santos

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M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

120.1 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

121.5 km

M 4.4

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M 4.5

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