M5.1 earthquake near San Fernando, Ilocos
2332 d ago · 28 May 2020, 05:17 UTC 6 km ESE of San Fernando, Philippines
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of San Fernando, Philippines on 28 May 2020, 05:17 UTC at a depth of 78 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 San Fernando, about 6 km away in Ilocos, Philippines.
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