Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 05:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 40.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.376 and latitude 5.749.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	78.4 km
Coordinates	5.749, 125.376
UTC time	2015-01-21 05:20:27.630

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	40.4 km
General Santos	46.4 km
Maluñgun	60.0 km
Polomolok	63.0 km
Malita	78.6 km
Surallah	98.7 km
Bañga	100.1 km
Koronadal	102.4 km
Digos	111.5 km
Isulan	130.0 km
Tacurong	130.5 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	140.1 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

51.4 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:23 UTC

63.9 km

M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC

14.8 km

M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

2.3 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

1.3 km

M 4.4

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-16 16:46 UTC

53.3 km

M 4.5

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-14 19:18 UTC

13.3 km

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