Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 9, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, May 9, 1989 at 21:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 57.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.388 and latitude 5.591.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	80.4 km
Coordinates	5.591, 125.388
UTC time	1989-05-09 21:13:46.840

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	57.9 km
General Santos	62.8 km
Maluñgun	77.5 km
Polomolok	78.8 km
Malita	95.0 km
Surallah	112.6 km
Bañga	114.7 km
Koronadal	117.9 km
Digos	129.0 km
Isulan	144.5 km
Tacurong	145.7 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	156.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.9

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M 5.3

General Santos

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M 5.1

Malita

Philippines · 2026-08-13 09:22 UTC

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M 4.6

General Santos

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M 5.0

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M 5.0

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