M6.3 earthquake - 13 km E of Basco, Philippines

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 13 km E of Basco, Philippines on 2 Aug 1983, 02:17 UTC at a depth of 158 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Hengchun, about 224 km away in Taiwan, Taiwan.