Earthquake details

Monday, October 23, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 05:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 116.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.520 and latitude 5.081.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	5.081, 125.520
UTC time	2006-10-23 05:18:35.200

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	116.4 km
General Santos	121.2 km
Maluñgun	136.0 km
Polomolok	136.7 km
Malita	148.8 km
Surallah	167.7 km
Bañga	170.6 km
Koronadal	175.0 km
Digos	186.6 km
Isulan	199.9 km
Tacurong	202.3 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	213.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

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90.1 km

M 5.0

General Santos

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M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC

61.9 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

73.9 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

73.8 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

77.1 km

M 4.4

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-16 16:46 UTC

57.0 km

M 4.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-14 19:18 UTC

62.6 km

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