M6.3 earthquake - 63 km W of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 63 km W of Basco, Philippines on 7 Jun 1987, 05:49 UTC at a depth of 15 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 186 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.