M5.0 earthquake near Laoang, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 15 km N of Cabodiongan, Philippines on 3 Aug 2019, 21:10 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 Laoang, about 27 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.