Earthquake details

Friday, January 20, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 22:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 145.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.307 and latitude 4.795.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	56.9 km
Coordinates	4.795, 125.307
UTC time	2012-01-20 22:50:53.740

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	145.5 km
General Santos	147.5 km
Polomolok	161.1 km
Maluñgun	165.2 km
Malita	183.5 km
Surallah	186.6 km
Bañga	190.5 km
Koronadal	196.9 km
Digos	217.7 km
Isulan	218.5 km
Tacurong	222.5 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	235.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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102.5 km

M 5.0

General Santos

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M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC

91.5 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

104.7 km

M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

105.8 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

107.6 km

M 4.4

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-16 16:46 UTC

67.6 km

M 4.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-14 19:18 UTC

93.3 km

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