M5.0 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines on 13 Jan 2016, 07:52 UTC at a depth of 83 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Borongan, about 71 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.