M6.5 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Can-Avid, Philippines on 18 Nov 2003, 17:14 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Borongan, about 46 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.