M5.0 earthquake near Catbalogan, Eastern Visayas

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of San Jose de Buan, Philippines on 6 Oct 2016, 19:09 UTC at a depth of 66 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 Catbalogan, about 46 km away in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.