M5.9 earthquake - 14 km E of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 14 km E of Basco, Philippines on 10 Apr 2020, 16:44 UTC at a depth of 160 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Hengchun, about 221 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.