Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 85 km southeast of Alabel, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines, on Thursday, October 17, 1996 at 16:15 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 117 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 17, 1996 16:15:25 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Depth | 116.8 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 5.704°N / 125.945°E  (Philippine Sea, Philippines) |
| Antipode | 5.704°S / 54.055°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Balut (72 km / 45 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 41 km (26 mi) SE of Caburan (Davao del Sur) (pop: 12,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (49 mi) ESE of Malapatan (Sarangani) (pop: 19,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) E of Glan (Sarangani) (pop: 24,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) ESE of Alabel (pop: 43,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SSE of Malita (pop: 41,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) ESE of General Santos City (pop: 679,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) SE of Maluñgun (pop: 52,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 150 km (94 mi) SE of Koronadal (pop: 125,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 157 km (97 mi) SSE of Central (pop: 1,212,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 236 km (146 mi) SE of Budta (pop: 1,273,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.0 | 117 km | Mindanao, Philippines | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (9 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jan 30, 1997 21:40 25 years ago | 4.3 176 km | 53 km SE of Alabel, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines | More |
| Jan 24, 1997 02:15 25 years ago | 4.1 100 km | 25 km E of Olanivan Island, Province of Davao del Sur, Philippines | More |
| Jan 20, 1997 14:57 25 years ago | 4.5 123 km | Philippines, 31 km W of Pulau Baronto Island, Indonesia | More |
| Jan 18, 1997 04:06 25 years ago | 5.1 135 km | 95 km SE of Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
| Nov 29, 1996 10:39 26 years ago | 4.3 145 km | Davao Occidental, 38 km E of Alabel, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines | More |
| Nov 26, 1996 06:21 26 years ago | 4.5 150 km | 66 km E of Alabel, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines | More |
| Nov 24, 1996 23:39 26 years ago | 4.2 106 km | Philippines, 31 km W of Pulau Baronto Island, Indonesia | More |
| Oct 27, 1996 16:37 26 years ago | 4.1 150 km | 93 km SE of Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines | More |
| Oct 17, 1996 21:43 26 years ago | 4.2 150 km | 92 km SE of Alabel, Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines | More |
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