Earthquake details

Thursday, December 25, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 03:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 40.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.377 and latitude 5.752.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	206.0 km
Coordinates	5.752, 125.377
UTC time	2008-12-25 03:20:29.350

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2008-12-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	40.1 km
General Santos	46.1 km
Maluñgun	59.6 km
Polomolok	62.7 km
Malita	78.2 km
Surallah	98.5 km
Bañga	99.9 km
Koronadal	102.1 km
Digos	111.1 km
Isulan	129.8 km
Tacurong	130.3 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	139.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-08-01 03:42 UTC

51.6 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:23 UTC

64.2 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC

15.2 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

2.6 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

6.0 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

0.9 km

M 4.4

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-16 16:46 UTC

53.6 km

M 4.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-14 19:18 UTC

13.7 km

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