M5.6 earthquake near San Jose, Caraga
2755 d ago · 1 Apr 2019, 02:16 UTC 36 km S of Sulangan, Philippines
What happened
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 36 km S of Sulangan, Philippines on 1 Apr 2019, 02:16 UTC at a depth of 50 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 San Jose, about 56 km away in Caraga, Philippines.
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