M6.0 earthquake - 43 km N of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 43 km N of Basco, Philippines on 26 Jul 2019, 23:37 UTC at a depth of 9 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Hengchun, about 182 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.