Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 5, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, July 5, 1988 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Malita (Philippines - PH), about 15.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.703 and latitude 6.521.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 183.7 km
Coordinates 6.521, 125.703
UTC time 1988-07-05 08:06:43.240
Location Malita
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-07-05

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
Malita
Philippines · 2026-08-23 18:57 UTC
97.8 km
M 5.1
Malita
Philippines · 2026-08-13 09:22 UTC
36.1 km
M 4.4
Mati
Philippines · 2026-08-12 03:38 UTC
65.6 km
M 5.0
General Santos
Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC
107.4 km
M 4.9
General Santos
Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC
94.2 km
M 5.1
Alabel
Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC
92.1 km
M 5.2
General Santos
Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC
91.9 km
M 4.5
General Santos
Philippines · 2026-07-14 19:18 UTC
104.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.