Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 19:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 24.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.277 and latitude 5.885.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	82.2 km
Coordinates	5.885, 125.277
UTC time	2004-09-15 19:45:42.070

Location	Alabel
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-09-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	24.2 km
General Santos	27.9 km
Maluñgun	43.9 km
Polomolok	44.3 km
Malita	69.7 km
Surallah	80.3 km
Bañga	81.5 km
Koronadal	83.7 km
Digos	96.7 km
Isulan	111.3 km
Tacurong	111.8 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	121.5 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

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC

31.5 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

21.0 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

23.4 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

17.8 km

M 4.4

General Santos

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M 4.5

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