Earthquake details

Sunday, February 28, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 09:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 92.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.332 and latitude 5.276.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	175.4 km
Coordinates	5.276, 125.332
UTC time	2016-02-28 09:06:25.650

Location	General Santos
Country	Philippines (PH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alabel	92.1 km
General Santos	94.9 km
Polomolok	109.4 km
Maluñgun	111.8 km
Malita	130.5 km
Surallah	138.6 km
Bañga	141.8 km
Koronadal	146.8 km
Digos	164.1 km
Isulan	170.9 km
Tacurong	173.6 km
General Salipada K. Pendatun	185.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.0

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M 5.0

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-29 13:16 UTC

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M 4.9

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-22 09:47 UTC

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M 5.1

Alabel

Philippines · 2026-07-21 18:33 UTC

52.6 km

M 5.2

General Santos

Philippines · 2026-07-17 16:12 UTC

54.1 km

M 4.4

General Santos

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M 4.5

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