M5.4 earthquake - 34 km N of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 34 km N of Basco, Philippines on 26 Jul 2019, 20:16 UTC at a depth of 12 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 184 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.