M5.0 earthquake near Santa Cruz, Central Luzon
3587 d ago · 20 Dec 2016, 13:51 UTC 13 km WSW of Aloleng, Philippines
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Aloleng, Philippines on 20 Dec 2016, 13:51 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 Santa Cruz, about 44 km away in Central Luzon, Philippines.
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