Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 05:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is General Santos (Philippines - PH), about 153.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.800 and latitude 4.787.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	321.0 km
Coordinates	4.787, 124.800
UTC time	2008-11-18 05:46:55.930

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-11-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

General Santos	153.2 km
Alabel	156.1 km
Polomolok	162.4 km
Maluñgun	174.5 km
Surallah	176.9 km
Bañga	182.2 km
Koronadal	191.1 km
Malita	202.3 km
Isulan	206.2 km
Tacurong	212.6 km
Digos	227.0 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	227.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Malita

Philippines · 2026-10-16 12:18 UTC

175.3 km

M 5.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-10-08 08:07 UTC

98.5 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-24 03:59 UTC

76.9 km

M 4.8

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-19 11:01 UTC

88.3 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-14 01:14 UTC

77.6 km

M 5.3

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-13 18:39 UTC

94.8 km

M 5.1

Malita

Philippines · 2026-08-13 09:22 UTC

201.6 km

M 4.6

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-01 03:42 UTC

95.3 km

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