Earthquake details

Friday, October 10, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, October 10, 1997 at 17:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is General Santos (Philippines - PH), about 195.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.949 and latitude 4.370.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	4.370, 124.949
UTC time	1997-10-10 17:48:40.740

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

General Santos	195.6 km
Alabel	196.5 km
Polomolok	206.5 km
Maluñgun	215.7 km
Surallah	224.4 km
Bañga	229.4 km
Koronadal	237.7 km
Malita	239.2 km
Isulan	254.4 km
Tacurong	260.3 km
Digos	268.7 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	274.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Malita

Philippines · 2026-10-16 12:18 UTC

205.9 km

M 5.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-10-08 08:07 UTC

138.7 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-24 03:59 UTC

111.3 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-19 11:01 UTC

122.9 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-14 01:14 UTC

115.4 km

M 5.3

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-13 18:39 UTC

119.2 km

M 5.1

Malita

Philippines · 2026-08-13 09:22 UTC

232.8 km

M 4.6

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-01 03:42 UTC

140.7 km

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