Earthquake details

Friday, January 21, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, January 21, 2005 at 17:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 102.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.245 and latitude 5.186.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	175.4 km
Coordinates	5.186, 125.245
UTC time	2005-01-21 17:54:34.930

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	102.1 km
General Santos	103.5 km
Polomolok	117.0 km
Maluñgun	121.8 km
Malita	142.7 km
Surallah	143.5 km
Bañga	147.2 km
Koronadal	153.1 km
Digos	174.5 km
Isulan	175.6 km
Tacurong	179.1 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	191.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

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61.2 km

M 5.0

General Santos

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M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC

49.6 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

62.9 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

64.8 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

65.5 km

M 4.4

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-16 16:46 UTC

26.1 km

M 4.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-14 19:18 UTC

51.9 km

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