M5.0 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
2377 d ago · 13 Apr 2020, 06:44 UTC 184 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 184 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on 13 Apr 2020, 06:44 UTC at a depth of 42 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 Tahuna, about 18 km away in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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