M5.1 earthquake - 35 km NNE of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 35 km NNE of Basco, Philippines on 26 Mar 2022, 13:53 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Hengchun, about 202 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.