M6.3 earthquake near Asia, Western Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 51 km WSW of Alim, Philippines on 15 May 2014, 10:16 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Asia, about 53 km away in Western Visayas, Philippines.