M5.0 earthquake - 28 km NNE of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Basco, Philippines on 17 Feb 2019, 20:36 UTC at a depth of 169 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 205 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.