M5.2 earthquake near San Jose, Caraga

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 98 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines on 25 Feb 2017, 18:57 UTC at a depth of 10 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 San Jose, about 137 km away in Caraga, Philippines.