M4.8 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas
3786 d ago · 6 Jun 2016, 01:03 UTC 53 km NE of Sulangan, Philippines
What happened
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 53 km NE of Sulangan, Philippines on 6 Jun 2016, 01:03 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Borongan, about 98 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
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