Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 10, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 12:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 150.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.593 and latitude 4.785.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	143.6 km
Coordinates	4.785, 125.593
UTC time	1996-09-10 12:40:38.060

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	150.4 km
General Santos	155.0 km
Maluñgun	169.9 km
Polomolok	170.3 km
Malita	181.5 km
Surallah	200.4 km
Bañga	203.5 km
Koronadal	208.3 km
Digos	220.3 km
Isulan	232.7 km
Tacurong	235.4 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	246.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

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

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

107.8 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

107.6 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

111.0 km

M 4.4

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-16 16:46 UTC

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M 4.5

General Santos

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96.5 km

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